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Australia moves to block pilots from training Chinese military

Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets perform air-to-air refuelling while participating in Exercise Pitch Black, near Darwin, Australia, in 2004 [File: AP]

Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has ordered an urgent review of secrecy polices in the military in response to concerns that Australian pilots were among Western military personnel recruited to provide training to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.

The defence minister said on Wednesday that enough evidence had been provided to warrant a “detailed examination into the adequacy of current defence policies and procedures”, and that to reveal Australian military secrets was a “clear and unambiguous” crime.

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