American actress Camila Mendes in the first decade of September 2023 celebrates the launch of the Armani Beauty campaign. (Photo by Camilamendes/Instagram)

American actress Sydney Sweeney in the second decade of October 2024 gets into the Halloween spirit baking cookies and making a Halloween cookie house. (Photo by sydneysweeney/Instagram)

When you think of the People's Liberation Army, you probably don't think of line dancing. But the Chinese military's latest online recruiting video makes a soldier's life look more fun than the macarena. The brief spot, posted last week on the website of the Ministry of National Defense and going viral, features tanks and fighter jets, as well as soldiers dancing in rows to a quirky hit tune by the Chopsticks Brothers called “Little Apple”. Its lyrics include, “You are my little dear little apple/I can never stop loving you”.