Mps Boycotted China'S Manufacture And Asked The Army Not To Buy Chinese Army Boots.

On the eve of the London Olympic Games, it threatened to burn China made.

After that, the US Congressmen again boycotted "made in China" and asked The Pentagon not to purchase military supplies made in China.

Democratic congressman Mike McCord from Maine and Duncan Hunt, a Republican congressman from California, sent an open letter earlier, claiming that 4 months ago, an air force officer had caught their attention, demanding that The Pentagon comply with the "Berry amendment" formulated in 1941, that is, military supplies such as food and clothing must be produced and manufactured in the United States.

The US military has no comment on the matter.

According to the air force times reported in June this year, a air force Sergeant stationed in Afghanistan has received two Chinese products before and after.

Later, he changed into American boots in his strong demand, and he wrote to the air force times to complain about it.

After the air force report was published, the air force stressed that the Berry amendment does not apply to military supplies worth less than US $150 thousand, so it is not inappropriate to distribute a pair of Chinese military boots to officers and men.

In an open letter, masked and Hunter said that the United States is still fighting overseas, and the economy is recovering from a severe recession. Therefore, it is more important for The Pentagon to abide by the "Berry amendment", and "the United States should not rely on other countries, especially those with global conflicts of interest, to supply munitions".

A spokesman for McLean said to the media that there were 17 signatures on the open letter signatures, but Hunter and Michael did not decide when to send the letter to The Pentagon.

The US military has not commented on this matter.

After the public letter was issued, the media pointed out that the "shoe wearing" issue of the US Army was of great importance to him because he had a shoe factory in his constituency.

In a personal statement, McCord also said that The Pentagon's adherence to the "Berry amendment" will help American shoe companies to develop, such as NewBalance, a large factory in Maine.

On the eve of the London Olympic Games in July this year, the Chinese made Olympic uniform also aroused fierce reactions from some members of the Capitol Hill. Reed, the majority leader of the Senate and Democratic Party member Harry, threatened to burn the clothes again. Many American netizens criticized the idea of being politicized in the age of globalization.

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Election to fight "China card"

The two members said in an open letter that the United States is still fighting abroad and the economy is in recession. So he hopes the Ministry of defense will abide by the Berry amendment and emphasize the need to use domestic products to support the national economy of the United States.

However, according to the media, the issue of us shoe wearing is of great significance to this Senator because in his constituency of Maine there is a very large shoe factory, New Balance (Niu Bailun).

Is it really important for a pair of shoes to be made in China or made in America? Behind a pair of shoes, what are the interests of China and the United States? The famous military observer Song Xiaojun has made an interpretation.

Song Xiaojun believes that not only the United States munitions, in fact, some two or three tier subcontractors of the US weaponry will also purchase some general spare parts in China, and even some key components will be purchased in China, which is related to the US procurement system.

Before the London Olympic Games, the Chinese made Olympic Team Jersey also aroused fierce reactions from some US Congressmen. Song Xiaojun felt that if the US Senator adopts this "protectionist measures", it will probably form a commercial war fuse with China.

As a matter of fact, the United States and China have been fighting many times, whether they are tires or automobile spare parts. If the United States changes the purchasing process of military supplies, it may lead to further contradictions between China and the United States.

Now the United States is holding an election. Members are playing the "China card". They throw out the problem of labor employment to show their character and attitude. The two members are more of a political show.

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News background

The "Berry amendment"

The "Berry amendment" in the United States was implemented in 1941, stipulates that the US Defense Department should consider the domestic products in the procurement of clothing, food, metal and other munitions, and adopt one hundred percent products which are produced by American raw materials and labor as far as possible. For a long time, the US Department of defense has not fully followed the Berry amendment, and still purchased some military supplies from abroad when it could provide similar products in the country, and was dissatisfied with the US manufacturing industry.

In 2001, US congressman Hayes pushed the Congress to strengthen the implementation of the Berry amendment by importing the Berets from China.

In December 2005, the United States will make amendments to the Berry amendment through two fiscal amendments to the 2006 fiscal year, which has strengthened the restrictions on US military procurement of military supplies from overseas. First, it requested the US Defense Department to increase pparency in overseas procurement. If the military decided to use exceptions to the Berry amendment and purchase from overseas, the Ministry of defense should publish the exceptional case on the official website within 7 days.

Secondly, the original clothing parts that did not buy American goods were also included in the Berry amendment. According to the US textile industry, the textile and clothing products purchased by the Ministry of defense amounted to 2 billion 500 million dollars, including uniform, T-Shirts, tents, parachutes, flags and so on eight thousand.