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Exclusive by defence correspondent Andrew Greene at the Avalon Air Show

British Air Force Chief details joint efforts with Australia to stop China poaching retired fighter pilots

Britain's Air Chief Marshal Michael Wigston is in Australia attending the Avalon International Air Show. (UK Ministry of Defence: Paul Crouch)

The visiting head of Britain's Royal Air Force has detailed how he's worked with Australia to prevent former fighter pilots from taking lucrative training jobs with the Chinese military.

In an interview during the Avalon International Air Show, Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston declared he was confident the threat of Beijing luring western military personnel had now been "nipped in the bud".

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