Former US fighter pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia

Australia has arrested a former US Marine Corps fighter pilot following a request from Washington, officials said, as Western governments scrambled to investigate reports that China has been poaching retired military personnel. - AFP

SYDNEY (AFP): Australia has arrested a former US Marine Corps fighter pilot following a request from Washington, officials in Canberra said Tuesday, as Western governments scrambled to investigate reports that China has been poaching retired military personnel.

Daniel Edmund Duggan appeared in court in New South Wales on Friday, judicial records show.