The church has never had a very good impression of Huaguo, whether it is from the supernatural world or in reality, the attitude towards Huaguo has always been vigilant and slanderous, so in the West, Huaguo's impression has always been really not too good.

Whether it is Huaxia's threat theory or everything in the whole of China, they look at it with colored eyes.

Especially in recent years, with the development of China, the whole West seems to have some opinions on things made in China.

Public opinion in some countries has begun to hype up a new round of "China threat wheel". It's just that this hype has nothing to do with military and politics, but "made in China". When Washington News columnist James Murphy was the author of the news. Pinkerton shouted, "What is 'Made in China' - Death?" Huaguo seems to have become "the world's largest manufacturing base for toxic food"; When a country with jasmine as its national flower is Minister of Health Francisco. Duke and his subordinate Joshua. When Ramos eloquently warned consumers that "they will be cursed for buying Chinese products for the whole family", when some Italians were nervous when they saw Chinese products, Chinese products seemed to become "toxic", "inferior" and "harmful" in an instant.

This is obviously not true, but it has convinced many people that the bane lies in the ulterior motives of those who made these statements. So, who is maliciously slandering "Made in China"? What is their purpose?

"What is 'Made in China' - death?" Not long ago, this sensational remark was quoted by a number of US media, which made the tide of slander "Made in China" by some Western countries even more turbulent. The person who threw out this argument was a person with multiple halos such as "former senior US government official", "political commentator", "journalist", and "columnist". Pinkerton.

Not long ago. While some individuals in some countries were aggressively attacking Chinese goods, a small number of Americans joined the chorus. Among them. Pinkerton's tone is the most high-pitched. Recently, he submitted a well-thought-out article to The Washington News. Afterward. The article was published in the newspaper and immediately attracted the attention of many people. The article begins with a highly inflammatory phrase: "What is 'Made in China' - death?" ”

Pinkerton then wrote that Chinese-made toothpaste on U.S. supermarket shelves was "toxic," that cough syrup imported from China in Panama "has killed hundreds," that "salmonella and putrefactive substances" have been found in Canada, Spain and Liberia...... and that "Chinese foods and medicines have been found to be full of toxic melamine, diethylene glycol, kifurans and malachite greens." ”

Then Pinkerton began to question the American leaders in Washington: "If the Chinese can spoil their own country in order to make money, how can they let us go?!" "Turn your head. He also warned American consumers that the total value of American imports is about $300 billion, and only one-third of them come from China, but only 1% of these Chinese foods are inspected......

What is the impact of Pinkerton's attack on "Made in China"? It has been noted that while this is only an "extreme", tabloid claim, its pernicious effects cannot be ignored.

According to reports, at present, food labeled "ChinaFree" (excluding Chinese elements) has appeared on the US market. "Does not contain any Chinese raw materials" will become the selling point of American merchants to promote products. This is the direct consequence of the clamor that Pinkerton and others are trying to make a noise. At the same time, Pinkerton's reputation and status were also established step by step in the process of maliciously attacking and slandering China.

Pinkerton, a graduate of Stanford University, has a lot of background. In the four U.S. presidential elections from 1980 to 1992, he campaigned for the Republican Party. He also served as a domestic policy adviser to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush for a time. While working in government, Pinkerton began working as a columnist for The Washington News and has been a guest ever since. Worked for Fox News, an American conservative media outlet.

Now Pinkerton is in addition to George. He is a lecturer at the Graduate School of Political Management at the University of Washington. He is also a senior fellow at the New America and Free Enterprise Foundations, and a contributing editor to American Conservatism magazine and USA Today. As a commentator on hot issues in the press. Pinkerton's arguments have also been featured in mainstream American media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Fortune Magazine.

The numerous roles and areas of activity give Pinkerton an unusual influence and appeal. Once such a person becomes the standard-bearer of the attack on China, the results can be imagined. As early as two years ago, in the magazine American Conservatism, Pinkerton declared: "The United States needs a new strategy against China -- a country with which we can neither contain nor be at war." So, what is Pinkerton's "new strategy"? Analysts said that it can be seen from his past rhetoric and his recent remarks slandering "Made in China" that he is trying to create the "China threat theory" by all means to interfere with China's development.

Facts have also proved that Pinkerton's "fear" of China is by no means limited to product quality problems. As his research on China deepened, Pinkerton became more and more "afraid".

In March 2005, he went to China for a trip, and soon after returning to China, he wrote a widely disseminated article entitled "The "Go Spirit" of the Chinese People". In the article, he wrote: "Chinese Go is different from chess. If the Go pieces are successfully surrounded by the opponent, they are 'captured'. Destroying the enemy through encirclement is exactly what the game of Go is all about...... The Chinese know that if there is a conflict between China and the United States in the future, they will not be able to fight the United States militarily. But they will not be cowardly. Steeped in the spirit of Go, the Chinese are likely to adopt a more shrewd tactic to deter the United States. ”

If Pinkerton's use of the "Go Spiritual Theory" to attack China is quite implicit, then his article "Using the Balance of Power to Transform China Policy" published at the end of 2005 is quite red. Naked. In the article, he wrote: "The history of the United States is a history of confrontation with other world powers. In the 21st century, China and India have become the great powers that the United States must face...... In the United States, two distinct camps dominate the discussion of China policy, the first being the militarists and the second being the implicit pacifists. But neither can really succeed...... An effective way to do this is to borrow a British-style strategy of balancing power to prevent a direct conflict between the United States and China, and to provoke Asian countries to fight each other, so that they can reap the benefits. ”

In the current wave of suppression of "Made in China", some Italians have set their sights on Chinese toys - the Italian judicial authorities have issued search warrants, ordering the gendarmerie and the financial police to search for "toxic toys" made in China throughout the country; The Consumer Association has issued an initiative to demand that dealers compensate 100 euros per toy for a "parental fear fee", in addition to doubling the refund.

Analysts believe that in Italy, the plot of a small number of media and personalities to demonize Chinese products under the pretext of the "toxic toys" incident has succeeded to a certain extent -- some Italian consumers have begun to develop fear and vigilance against "Made in China."

In fact, this result is the result of "years of painstaking management" by some Italians.

In 2003, some Italian media exaggerated the "threat theory of Chinese products", claiming that the rapid growth of Chinese textile exports "seriously threatens the survival of Italy's traditional industries". At that time, some leaders of the ruling party, the Northern Alliance, and the textile industry association, strongly advocated bypassing the European Union and unilaterally raising tariffs to block Chinese textiles. A handful of theorists, such as Tremonti, then Italy's deputy prime minister and vice chairman of Forza party, also flaunted the banner of "economic patriotism," advocated trade protectionism in disguise, and vigorously urged the EU to restrict the import of Chinese products.

On December 19, 2005, without factual basis, Italian Health Minister Stolache suddenly told the media that the Italian Shoe Manufacturers Association had accused Chinese shoe manufacturers of using nickel and other toxic chemicals in their production processes, which made him realize that "the dyes used by Chinese shoe manufacturers are likely to be dangerous". He also revealed to the media that "the investigation into Huaguo shoes will continue for 6 months". Stolacher even irresponsibly said: "Most of the Chinese products don't look up to the rules." But despite repeated questions from the media, he just refused to say what the specific "risk" was. Despite this, the Italian media quickly set off a wave of hype that "Chinese products are toxic".

At the end of 2006, Italian authorities announced that a batch of "spoiled tomatoes" imported from China had been found in the warehouse of a wholesale enterprise in the central Lazio region. Immediately, Italy's "National Federation of Homesteaders," which has more than 500,000 members, immediately issued a communiqué saying that China's tomato juice, apples, honey, garlic, mushrooms, semi-finished fruits, shrimp, and fish products are all "dangerous foods." Is it the fault of the Chinese side that the tomatoes spoiled in the warehouse? Does the "National Federation of Homesteaders," which is composed of people from the agricultural and sideline industries, have the right to declare on their own the agricultural and sideline products of other countries as "dangerous products"? Is this practice in line with the Code of Business Ethics? The answer is self-explanatory.

In July 2007, Italian national television said that "toothpaste imported from China was poisonous", "children's motorcycles were poisonous", and "thermos were poisonous...... After the Italian authorities confiscated a large number of "poisonous toothpaste" produced in China on the national market, the Italian National High Health Center, which was ordered to inspect the confiscated goods, did not find any harmful health ingredients. In this regard, the National Television Station chose to be silent!

Regarding the attitude of Italians towards "Made in China", some analysts have summed up such a rule: first, unconditionally identify Chinese products as "harmful"; Then, look for evidence of "harmful" in every possible way; Finally, although Huaguo products were found to be harmless, they were not publicly rehabilitated. (To be continued......)