A Taiwanese pilot is under arrest after he allegedly planned to steal a U.S.-made helicopter and fly it to a Chinese aircraft carrier.
The pilot was offered $15 million to fly the CH-47 Chinook helicopter onto a People’s Liberation Army Navy vessel during a planned exercise, the South China Morning Post reported. The plan failed when Taiwanese authorities arrested the officer, only identified as Hseih, in August. (RELATED: GOP Presidential Candidate Says US Commitment To Taiwan ‘Will Change’ Once We No Longer Need Their Semiconductors)
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning participates in a naval parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of China’s PLA Navy in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong province on April 23, 2019. – China celebrated the 70th anniversary of its navy by showing off its growing…
