After U.S. Defense Secretary Hegerseth recently criticized the obesity phenomenon in the army, a photo on a daily basis sparked the ridicule of U.S. netizens, with more than 30 million views.

Three members of the National Guard were physically swollen.

The photo shows members of the Texas National Guard sent to Chicago to respond to protests against anti-government immigration policies. Because the three people in the photo were bloated, American netizens said in the comment area: "It looks like they are looking for a fast food restaurant." "None of them fit Hagerseth's requirements." "Can you get fatter?"

The Internet is laughing.

The U.S. National Guard said on the 9th that active personnel must meet the standards of height and physical capacity, and the mobilization will check for non-compliance with the army, but the media "supplement" said that the data showed that overweight is one of the major qualification barriers for Americans aged 17 to 24 years old when applying for military.

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U.S. Army Secretary "Cheers Up": China's technology is advanced but American soldiers are of strong quality

¡°China¡¯s power is truly amazing.¡±

¡°But once all the technical means have failed, our soldiers can win the battle every time.¡±

In the podcast "The Shawn Ryan Show" broadcast on September 26, U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll hyped China as the "biggest threat" facing the United States while lamenting China's innovation capabilities and technological development level, saying that China can take a long-term view thanks to its institutional advantages, which is precisely the weakness of the U.S. system.

He acknowledged China's extraordinary power in fields such as artificial intelligence, but also tried to argue that although China's technology may now be quite effective, it could also make the Chinese overly rely on technological means, once it fails on the battlefield, he is "very optimistic" that U.S. "high-quality soldiers" can win the battle.

When talking about China, the senior US military official threw out a series of cliches, regarding China as the "biggest threat" and "pace threat". He also criticized China, accusing China of also regarding the United States as the "biggest threat".

¡°Their economies have been accelerating over the past few decades.Their ability to manufacture and export products, which may not be a war tool at the moment, but can be converted to war tools on a massive scale, is remarkable.¡±

¡°Their innovation capabilities, the number of doctorates they have developed, and the number of patents they have obtained as a nation are incredible.¡±

U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Dreiscoll interviewed

¡°And if you look at their long-term attitude, and their tolerance for short-term pain, I think in some ways, this may accurately highlight one of our system¡¯s weaknesses: we can¡¯t focus well on long-term goals.

Combining these characteristics, he said, China is clearly a ¡°pacing threat¡± to the United States.

It is worth noting that American officials have repeatedly used the concept of "pace threat" to describe their perception of China. According to former U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks, the so-called "pace threat" means that the development pace of U.S. military strength should always pay attention to and surpass the development pace of China's military strength.

The host, following Driscoll, said: ¡°In fact, they have been very close to us in many ways, especially in the field of artificial intelligence... Although I don¡¯t want to say that, it seems that China seems to be suppressing us in all respects, or is very close to this state.

"China's power is truly amazing," Driscoll replied. China's ability to focus on one goal for a long time brings many advantages without having to suffer the consequences of American political cycles.

He said the huge technological breakthroughs made over the past decade could make China ¡°more aggressive.¡±

He said that future wars involve unknown fields such as neural connectivity, drone group synergies, quantum computing, all new things, beyond people¡¯s current predictability.

He turned around and began to ¡°strike¡± himself.

¡°So Chinese technology now seems likely to be quite effective, but when we encounter war and conflict, we may be able to rapidly weaken their capabilities, and they may be overly dependent on them in combat, which will become their hidden danger.¡±

¡°For example, their self-driving technology may be amazing in Beijing, and it may work on the battlefield, but it may also disappear completely.¡±

He added that he did not know whether China, like the United States, continued to invest in resources to train ¡°high-quality soldiers.¡±

¡°Who will win when all technical means fail and eventually return to the scene where ground soldiers rely on the intention of the commander to fight?

With regard to the so-called ¡°Chinese threat¡± by the United States and the West, China has repeatedly stressed that it hopes that the countries concerned should view the development of China¡¯s and its military forces objectively and rationally.

On September 18th, Defense Minister Dong Jun delivered a speech at the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. Minister Dong Jun said that people who have experienced aggression, bullying and oppression hate the army's acting as an accomplice of hegemonism and becoming a tool for abusing force. As a teacher of peace, the stronger the Chinese army, the stronger the force restricting war will be, and the more secure world peace and development will be.

Not long ago, Burns, the former U.S. ambassador to China, "warned" at an event organized by the non-profit organization "World Boston" that China's technological, military and economic strength is far stronger than the United States imagined, and the United States cannot continue to underestimate China.

Speaking of China's military strength, he said that some people said that the Liberation Army has not fought in more than forty years, not worth mentioning, "but I have seen the Liberation Army in my own eyes, and I think we have underestimated their military strength and technical power."

Burns also said at the event that the Chinese leadership has a strategic vision and can carry out a long-term layout of ten or even thirty years. For example, for 35 consecutive years, the Chinese foreign minister chose Africa for his first overseas visit in January every year, showing Africans that they are China's priority. In contrast, U.S. President Trump has never been to Africa during his first term, and former President Biden has only been to Angola once.

Burns lamented that it is difficult for the United States to compete with China at the level of strategic layout.