Soldiers in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, participate in a military skills competition. A research institute with the PLA's General Armament Department found that the average Chinese soldier is 2 cm taller and has a waistline 5 cm larger than 20 years ago. [Photo by Duan Hongwen/China Daily]
China's Growing Soldiers Struggle To Fit In Tanks -- The Guardian
The People's Liberation Army is also having trouble with its rifles as a result of average Chinese being bigger
China's average soldier has grown taller and wider over the past two decades, leading to cramped tanks and other equipment problems, according to official sources.
The official People's Liberation Army Daily newspaper reported on Tuesday that a survey of 20,000 troops begun in 2009 has found them to be an average of two centimetres (about three-quarters of an inch) taller and five centimetres (about two inches) bigger around the waist.
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More News On Chinese Soldiers Becoming Taller And "Fatter"
Chinese soldiers get bigger, requiring new gear to match -- ECNS.cn
Chinese troops outgrow arms designed 30 years before -- Global Times
China says larger average size of soldiers causing cramped tanks, other equipment problems -- FOX News/AP
China’s Swelling Soldiers Too Big for Tanks -- Wall Street Journal
PLA needs bigger guns and tanks for its growing soldiers -- South China Morning Post
China's soldiers are getting to big to fit in their tanks -- Digital Journal
Chinese soldiers are getting too big for their tanks -- Max Fisher, Washington Post
My Comment: The Chinese are adopting Western diets .... no more simple rice/fish/pork/chicken dishes .... but Big Macs, beef, potatoes, dairy products, etc..
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