CNN在其亚洲频道播出中国政府首次客观反映“中国制造”内涵的广告，而几乎同时美国民间网络媒体发动了另一针对“中国制造”的“院外活动”，征集网络签名，上书美国国会，敦促其在水处理基础设施投资上购买美国本土产品。其中对中国制造商的描述，令人深思。其内容如下：

President Obama and the Congress are working to address the global climate crisis and improve our environment. They're also trying to get our economy moving again. To accomplish both, they passed the Recovery Act, which includes a requirement that taxpayer-funded projects use products that are made in America under our country's environmental, health, and safety standards.

But now big corporations that moved to China where environmental regulations are weak are pressuring Congress and the Administration to drop this key requirement. Typical Chinese foundries producing the same parts produce 20 times more particulates and nearly 35 times more carbon monoxide than foundries in the US. In fact, China is now the largest source of both sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the world.

Sign the letter below to tell Congress to protect our environment.

Dear Member of Congress,

I believe in being a responsible steward of our natural environment. The “Buying American” in the Recovery Act for water infrastructure projects is not just a smart way to support our country’s domestic manufacturing jobs, but also a smart way to protect our global environment.

Greenhouse gas emission don’t respect borders, and typical Chinese foundries producing the same parts emit 20 times more particulates and nearly 35 times more carbon monoxide than foundries in US and producing 400-500% more green house gases. In fact, China now is the largest source of both sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the world.

Please support the “Buy American” provision for products that are parts of our nation’s investment in our water infrastructure. Thank you for your attention to this important issue. In the coming weeks and months I will be following this issue closely.

Thank you,