Nothing new in British companies selling technology to the enemy: Rolls-Royce Kestrel V12 Aero engines to the Nazis, and Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets to the Soviets…
..and built a good part of their navy in the early 1900s.
J Bryant
1 year ago
The issue this article hints at but never quite addresses is whether the UK government is fully aware of G&W’s relationship with Chinese arms manufacturers. That’s the real story, imo.
To what extent did the UK government willingly provide defense-related technology to China? Has this relationship changed now that China and the UK are no longer friendly? Does the chance to make money by selling arms components to China supersede issues of national security? Or is UK politics in such chaos that no one is consistently paying attention to issues like these?
Ian Barton
1 year ago
Using clickbait titles like “Is this British company ….” are really annoying (as the author clearly specifies the name of the company in the article)
”Are British companies companies ….?” would be far more fitting.
Please don’t get into this appalling habit – which is particularly common on trash websites.
I’ll go back and read the article now.
Nothing new in British companies selling technology to the enemy: Rolls-Royce Kestrel V12 Aero engines to the Nazis, and Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets to the Soviets…
It was the Brits who trained Japanese pilots prior to the second world war.
..and built a good part of their navy in the early 1900s.
The issue this article hints at but never quite addresses is whether the UK government is fully aware of G&W’s relationship with Chinese arms manufacturers. That’s the real story, imo.
To what extent did the UK government willingly provide defense-related technology to China? Has this relationship changed now that China and the UK are no longer friendly? Does the chance to make money by selling arms components to China supersede issues of national security? Or is UK politics in such chaos that no one is consistently paying attention to issues like these?
Using clickbait titles like “Is this British company ….” are really annoying (as the author clearly specifies the name of the company in the article)
”Are British companies companies ….?” would be far more fitting.
Please don’t get into this appalling habit – which is particularly common on trash websites.
I’ll go back and read the article now.