Propositions could show up on job-networking sites such as LinkedIn or Indeed, or in targeted emails from headhunters. Image: Tada Images/Shutterstock.com
Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Q. Brown Jr. has issued a warning about the People’s Republic of China potentially targeting and recruiting airmen with jobs and contracts disguising ulterior motives.
“Our vastly superior capabilities and overwhelming airpower are key in deterring increasingly aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific and, if necessary, defeating threats,” Brown warned, citing news reports of efforts to convince airmen to illegally share information with the Chinese government and military. Without delving into specifics, he cited information provided by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations suggesting China has reached out to recruit “multiple members” of the service in “several specialties.”
The Air Force has taken steps to thwart such activities. Chinese agents are coming forth with “too good to be true” offers, or contracts that obscure any links to that nation’s government as well, Brown said. Such propositions could show up on job-networking sites such as LinkedIn or Indeed, or in targeted emails from headhunters.
Companies and organizations that have close ties to the Chinese Communist government can no longer work as sub-contractors, Brown noted.
Airmen are advised to report any such suspicious offers for recruitment to the Office of Special Investigations.
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