Chinese kids are ‘too fat and masturbate too much to join the army’, government claims, adding they’re going BLIND from fiddling with their phones, by Fiona Hargreaves.

In one city, 56 per cent of people who apply for the armed forces in China were rejected because of their poor diet and lifestyle, according to the People’s Liberation Army Daily. …

In some areas, one in five applicants were deemed to fat for a life in the military as army chiefs blame technology for the poor health of youngsters.

According to a report, the standard of health “is related to sitting too long on computer games, excessive masturbation and too little physical activity”. …

It also claimed 46 per cent of young people were failing the eyesight test during the application process. This was blamed on the use of electronic gadgets as they said youngsters were wearing out their eyes on phones and other devices.

The report, spread via WeChat, also said young people were drinking too much fizzy drinks and unhealthy food, damaging their liver and kidneys.