Beijing
Young men who snore will not be allowed to become officers in the People’s Liberation Army under new regulations issued this week. “Chronic snorers’ sounds disturb the life of others,” army health official Li Chunming told the Beijing Times. The new regulations for admission to military academies also ban recruits who are too short, too skinny, or too fat, or who have tattoos larger than an inch in diameter. “Tattoos will tarnish the military’s image, even the scars of removed tattoos,” Li said. China has the largest standing army in the world, with 2.3 million personnel, both conscripts and volunteers.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Why Rikers Island will no longer be under New York City's controlThe Explainer A 'remediation manager' has been appointed to run the infamous jail
-
California mulls pulling health care from eligible undocumented migrantsIN THE SPOTLIGHT After pushing for universal health care for all Californians regardless of their immigration status, Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest budget proposal backs away from a key campaign promise
-
Is Apple breaking up with Google?Today's Big Question Google is the default search engine in the Safari browser. The emergence of artificial intelligence could change that.
