At a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy, an American journalist asked Defense Secretary Hergezes, ¡°Do you know?¡±The Pentagon building.The Pizza Index.

Hermes receives an interview.

Pizza is eaten quickly, and long ago it was discovered that every time the Pentagon overworked, the nearby pizza stores were on the rise.

To the question "Can you consider going to the canteen?" Hegses responded that he knew the famous tracking account, but he didn't want to eat in the canteen. Instead, he thought about ordering pizza on a Friday night to confuse everyone.

The pizza index tracked the account several times before.

The Pizza Index tracking account has previously been spotted several times, including a surge in pizza orders near the Pentagon before the Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on Iran in June.

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US expert: The US Defense Secretary rarely publicly expresses that "the United States has no intention of conflict with China"

On September 17th, representatives of many countries arrived at the Beijing International Conference Center to participate in the 12th Beijing Shanghai Forum held on September 17th and 19th. It is understood that more than 100 national defense departments and military leaders and representatives of international and regional organizations attended this forum, covering developed countries, emerging great countries and small and medium-sized countries, as well as relevant countries in the conflict region. Representatives attending the forum will continue to discuss security under the theme of "protecting international order, promoting peaceful development". This year is China's global security initiative, global governance initiative. On the 80th anniversary of the Chinese people's war against Japan and the world's anti-fascist war and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, the forum closely addressed these important historical nodes

Many defense ministers attended the meeting

Multi-national media are paying attention to this Beijing Shanshan Forum.The Japan Daily Asia on 17 September that, following the September 3 military parade ceremony, China held the annual security forum, this forum provided another diplomatic opportunity for China.

China's defense ministers met with Malaysian Defense Minister Khalid, who attended the 12th Beijing Shanghai Forum, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Disihah, Myanmar's Defense Minister Sharif, Namibia's Defense and Veterans Affairs Minister Kapoofi, Rwanda's Defense Minister Marizamunda, Senegal's General Staff Chief Sisi.

Chinese Defence Minister's Army

This Beijing Xiangshan Forum lasts for three days, and 1,800 representatives, including officials from various countries, former military and political dignitaries and experts, will hold discussions and exchanges at the Beijing International Convention Center. It is reported that this forum has four plenary sessions, mainly focusing on how to build a fair and reasonable global security governance system and other issues. In addition, the forum also set up eight parallel group meetings, focusing on issues such as the victory of the world anti-fascist war and the international order.

On the 17th, high-end dialogue, young officer scholars seminar, Chinese and foreign celebrities dialogue and other activities first appeared, the Global Times reporter on the scene felt, delegations and Chinese and foreign media enthusiasm increased, especially in the high-end dialogue link, the first 10 minutes of the meeting place for a difficult one.

At the time of the meeting, the military expert of the Military Academy of Sciences, Li Li Ling, and foreign counterparts communicated. He said: "Experts from the United States, India and Pakistan and other countries participated in the Shanghai Forum in Beijing many times, they were old friends, old friends met very closely, there was also a communication basis, everyone was happy to listen to each other, it was easier to understand each other.

On September 3, China held a congress to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japan and the World Anti-Fascist War, and held a massive military parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. In the "Shangshan Vision and High-End Dialogue" on the 17th, the International Military History Committee Chairman Harold Lav said: "The parade of the Liberation Army is a very important ceremony, it reminds people that China is an ally in the Second World War, and has made a significant contribution to the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War."

Reuters reported that China demonstrated a series of new weapons for the first time at the 93 military parade, including hypersonic missiles, maritime unmanned combat equipment, etc. For some foreign representatives, especially those from western countries and neighboring countries, this Beijing Xiangshan Forum is an opportunity to learn about China's military modernization. The report also quoted James Char, a scholar who studies China's security at Rajaratnam Institute of International Studies in Singapore, as saying that foreign participants at this year's Xiangshan Forum in Beijing will try to learn technical information about some weapon systems in China from the People's Liberation Army.

In order to enhance mutual understanding, this Beijing Xiangshan Forum will not only visit defense technology in specific fields, but also focus on visiting the 2025 Beijing International Dual-use Advanced Technology and Equipment Exhibition. The exhibition was held at the same time as the forum, with the theme of "Peaceful Use of Science and Technology, Science and Technology to Protect Peace", which is in line with the values advocated by Beijing Xiangshan Forum.

Provide platforms to address security challenges

The theme of this Beijing Xiangshan Forum is "Protecting the International Order and Promoting Peaceful Development". According to Nikkei Asia, this highlights China's determination to attract the participation of the global South and provide them with a platform that will not be ignored outside Western-dominated forums. Citing foreign diplomats and analysts, Reuters said that the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing is expected to further promote the global governance initiative put forward by China earlier this month.

According to TASS, Deputy Minister of Defence of Russia Zivileva led the Russian delegation to the forum. In the context of the global turmoil, how to take effective measures to safeguard global stability is also one of the important topics of the forum, the participants will discuss in depth effective solutions to conflict in many regions and promote global stability.

Li Liang said that this forum invited representatives of relevant countries in regional disputes such as Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Israel and others, "we can have dialogue, communicate, and emphasize the value of the Beijing Shanshan Forum platform in the increasing international context of security issues."

"Deutsche Welle" said that from the perspective of key issues, this forum echoes China's recent performance in a series of international activities held in China, including the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held recently. China put forward a global governance initiative at the summit.

"The Global Governance Initiative is another important initiative put forward by *. I think it is a very good initiative. It is in line with the spirit of Article 2 of the UN Charter and emphasizes the criticality of sovereign equality, multilateralism, respect for international law, and people-oriented and striving for practical results. All of this is consistent with the goal of creating a peaceful environment for mankind and achieving a win-win situation, rather than getting caught up in competition, confrontation or conflict. " Ahmed Saeed, director of Pakistan National Maritime Research Institute and retired Vice Admiral, told the Global Times reporter at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing.

Sanakoyev, director of the Russian Asia-Pacific Research Center, told the Global Times reporter that various risks and challenges around the world are constantly superimposing, and the Beijing Xiangshan Forum plays a more prominent role in promoting international security dialogue and exchanges. It is believed that this forum will enable all parties to build more consensus in addressing global security challenges.

U.S. experts: U.S. is willing to contact

A spokesman for the Pentagon said the U.S. sent officers from the embassy in China to attend the forum.

According to U.S. news, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegerseth said in the call that the United States did not intend to conflict with China, while claiming that the United States has important interests in the Asia-Pacific region.

U.S. Defense Secretary Hertz

Shi Cande, a researcher at the Institute of Defense Analysis of the United States, said in the dialogue and discussion held on the first day of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing that from the perspective of the United States, the defense chief rarely publicly expressed that "the United States has no intention of conflict with China, nor has it intention to seek regime change in China or strangle China", which is rare. Shi Cande said that at present, the United States and China have reached a consensus: to avoid the occurrence of a crisis, both sides are willing to contact; On the other hand, both sides are determined to protect their respective interests. Both sides have advantages and are unwilling to make unilateral adjustments. In the future, we should pay attention to whether both sides are willing to take practical steps to achieve their goals.

Chinese experts who participated in the dialogue, Wu Zibao, director of the Institute for International Issues of the University of Fujian, said that it is not only to look at what the U.S. side said, but also what the U.S. side has done. he analyzed that the purpose of the United States is still to compete with China and contain China, but only to use different tools, and the United States realized that China is not an easy opponent, the two sides have entered the stage of side struggle dialogue and compromise with each other.