December 15, 2023, 9:06 pm
A Taiwanese army pilot was offered money to defect by landing a US-made transport helicopter on a People’s Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier during a military drill near the island, according to prosecutors.
But the undertaking fell through after the officer was arrested in August for allegedly spying for Beijing, a Taiwan court has heard.
According to the Taipei Times, a lieutenant colonel named Hsieh, based in the army’s Aviation and Special Forces Command, was approached by Chinese officers who proposed evacuating his family to Thailand in the event of a cross-strait conflict.
In return, Hsieh was asked to pilot a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to a Chinese aircraft carrier in the Taiwan Strait, with a reported offer of US$15 million, covering half the helicopter’s cost, the report stated.
Initially rejecting the offer, Hsieh eventually acquiesced to the proposal. In April, investigators exposed the espionage ring, resulting in the apprehension of Hsieh and other individuals implicated in the affair.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes how Taiwan has thwarted China’s attempt to capture American-made CH-47 Chinook ?
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Chapters:
00:11 INTRODUCTION
02:20 CH-47 CHINOOK
03:53 THE SITUATION
05:15 CCP’s INTENTION
07:19 ANALYSIS
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