Olympic Costume, Made In China, American Congressman Shriek

On July 13th Beijing time, the official uniform of the London Olympic delegation was "

The accident triggered a series of disturbances.

Since the US economy has been depressed since 2008, it is very sensitive and irritable to such incidents.

Once the news was disclosed, there was a debate that should be made by the United States.

The official uniform of the US Olympic delegation, unveiled in July 10th, is famous in the United States.

Ralph Lauren, the founder of the brand, has designed his own tone. His tone has always been "flags of the national flag". The red, white and blue collocation is fresh and bright, with a retro Navy style. No matter from which point of view, it is full of "American flavor".

Compared with 4 years ago, the design of the new Olympic uniform "the most innovative" was the white cap made from the Beijing Olympic Games and the beret with the same coat.

However, judging from the evaluation of netizens, most Americans do not buy the uniform design of this Olympic Games.

Netizens think that clothing sponsors are not willing to make progress: "if you want to design the entry costumes of every Olympic Opening Ceremony of the US team, just like the apple mobile phone series, then it wins.

In fact, if we look past the stands of the Olympic Stadium, the clothes of the delegation of the United States are different from those of the hats. It is almost like returning to the Beijing Olympic Games.

Design

Ralph Lauren, the founder of the famous American clothing brand

Price

Female athletes uniform for $1473

Men's uniform is 1945 dollars.

Origin China

criticism

The politicization of clothing is rather laughable.

American Broadcasting Company (ABC) first disclosed that the uniform was made in China, and immediately after the publication of the report, it caused an uproar in the United States.

On the 12 day, some congressmen criticized this, among which Senate majority leader Reed was the most intense.

He said at a press conference: "I think the US Olympic Committee should be ashamed of themselves. They should take back all their uniforms and burn them together and start over again."

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader of the house of Representatives, said: "we are very proud of our Olympic athletes.

But they should wear American made uniforms. "

Later in the day, Patrick Sandusky, a spokesman for the US Olympic Committee, responded in a statement: "unlike other Olympic teams in the world, the US Olympic delegation is privately sponsored.

We are grateful to our sponsors, and we are proud of our partnership with Ralph Lauren, a landmark American company. "

Thaddaus Ki responded to questions from netizens on twitter (twitter), saying: "all about

The discussion made in China is meaningless. Ralph Lauren is an American company supporting American athletes.

He asked rhetorical questions, "I'm just curious. Where are you wearing all the clothes you make?"

There are still many netizens expressing discontent on Ralph Lauren's official Facebook (Facebook), and some even threatened to boycott the clothing brand.

For this storm, the company simply responded that these uniforms embodied "American sports and sportsmanship".

Paul Whitfield, a commentators of the Losangeles times, published an article on the 12 day, saying that Reed's remarks were merely "posing" and suggested that this was related to the recent debate between the two party presidential candidates about "outsourcing".

Whitefield finally wrote: "no matter what clothes they wear, I will give full support to the US Olympic delegation. I will watch their performance through" made in China "TV at home.

In addition, others criticized Reed and others for their remarks contrary to the spirit of "free market" and sports without borders.

Perspective was poked to the economic pain.

Why do some American politicians get so angry about this seemingly insignificant incident? The reason is that it is poking up the pain of the US economy.

Manufacturing in the United States has long been a strong driving force for the recovery of the US economy.

But in the past three years, manufacturing in the United States has been shrinking.

Factory shutdown means workers have nothing to do or even lose their jobs.

Although the United States has just introduced a series of measures to move the manufacturing industry back from China to the United States, the manufacturing industry of China's Asian superpower is still a sore spot for the United States.

Remember, the small statues of the president of the United States sold in the United Nations museum are made in China.

The American apparel industry is struggling to make profits in factories in Losangeles.

But things are improving.

According to the US Census Bureau, U.S. exports rose by 0.2% in May to $183 billion 100 million, while imports fell by 0.6% to $231 billion 800 million.

However, in May, the United States still had a trade deficit of 63 billion 500 million US dollars, though it had dropped considerably compared with April.

Although China's economic growth has slowed down, it is still in the upper hand in trade.

Although the United States exported high-tech products such as computers and communications equipment to China, the deficit of China's exports to the US reached US $26 billion in May.

Five years ago, it was only 20 billion 200 million dollars.

The storm caused by the "Olympic made in China" uniform reflects the uncertain future of US economic recovery, and the current situation of Sino US trade competition, especially manufacturing competition, will remain for a long time.

However, the United States is not the only Olympic delegation to be uniformed rather than made in China.

The uniform of the New Zealand Olympic delegation is designed by Italy and manufactured in Italy, Turkey and China.

Britain also does not deny that their Olympic uniform is designed by renowned designer Stella Mccartney and manufactured by Adidas, a German sportswear maker in Indonesia.