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EPISODE · Oct 26, 2023 · 1 MIN

British Navy drops custom of employing Chinese servants on warships over fears they may spy for Beijing

from State of Nations · host Davide Evangelisti

Hey, ever heard of a job based solely on ethnicity? The British Royal Navy had a tradition - a Chinese laundry on board for a century! But they’ve switched gears recently, not for the optics, but fear of espionage by Beijing. 😲 Now, replaced by Nepalese Gurkha laundry workers, it seems the concern was not about ethnicity but where it comes from. 🔄 Guess what? Major US security breaches came from within, not from foreign lands. Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanson, ring a bell? 😯 Time to rethink, should job roles be about where you come from or what you can do? Share your thoughts! 🤔 #BritishRoyalNavy, #NavalTraditions, #EthnicJobRoles, #ChineseLaundry, #NepaleseGurkha, #MilitaryTraditions, #EspionageFear, #SecurityRisks, #InclusivePolicy, #HistoricChange, #AldrichAmes, #RobertHanson, #TopSecretLeaks, #EthnicStereotypes, #CharacterOverColor

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