Especially after the Korean War broke out, China invested a lot of troops to support North Korea, which further aroused the dissatisfaction of the United States.
Because in the early days of the Korean War, the United States manipulated the United Nations General Assembly in the absence of Soviet representatives and unreasonably demanded that member States should not provide assistance to North Korea.
However, they never imagined that a new China, which had just been established for one year, would send troops to resist US aggression and aid Korea without food and clothing.
In this case, the United States will attack China by all means.
Anyone who knows history knows that whether it is a big war between the two countries or a small tribal conflict, in the end, in addition to military strength, there is also economic strength.
The United States knows this well. First, they stopped exporting oil to China. You know, at that time, with the ability of our country, let alone oil production, exploration was still blank.
The main goal of our country at that time was to restore economic development. After so many years of war, we really need to have a rest. But at that time, this move by the United States undoubtedly had a serious impact and blow on China's economic development.
Later, the United States issued a formal embargo on goods, prohibiting the export of all kinds of materials urgently needed for China's economic construction at that time. Even cotton, lead and other materials are included in the list of prohibited exports to China.
All this happened before China helped to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
After the horn of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea sounded, the United States blocked all the coastlines of our country, and even daily necessities such as toothbrushes were banned. And inform Japan that we must do what they want.
Just from the economic control of our country, we can see that the hegemonic thought of the United States is full of their hearts at any time. As long as you can benefit yourself, as for the rest, you won't consider it at all. It's selfish to the extreme.
There is an old saying in China, "You have a picture, I have a wall ladder". Although the United States controls China layer by layer, not all strategic materials are controlled by them. For example, bristles and tung oil, two industrial and military supplies, are not controlled by the United States and other western countries.
Although the comprehensive strength of our country is one on the ground and the other in the sky compared with that of the United States at that time, it does not affect our attitude towards the United States at all.
During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the conditions were so difficult that the people of China did not flinch or fear. They just drove the Japanese invaders out of China with millet and rifles. Now that New China has been established and the people are masters of their own affairs, it is even more difficult to make a fool of yourself in the face of American imperialism.
Soon after, China announced that it would ban the export of bristles and tung oil to the United States and Japan.
Maybe some students will ask why bristles are strategic materials.
In fact, it was not only during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, but as early as World War II, bristles were the object of contention among countries.
A bristle is a bristle about five centimeters long from the neck to the back of a pig. They are relatively hard, moisture-proof, very tough and not easily deformed. But also has good adsorption performance and is not easy to break.
Temperature cannot deform bristles, which are the main raw materials for industrial and military brushes.
The common bristle products are all kinds of brushes we see now. Before nylon products and plastic products were developed, bristles that could not be synthesized artificially became emergency strategic materials.
Can become a strategic material, but also from its role. At that time, brushes made of bristles could not only paint warships and planes, but also clean up the dust in various weapons.
You know, maintenance is an essential procedure for weapons to be used for a long time. The maintenance of guns and ammunition is very important, which directly determines the service life of weapons. For example, if the copper hanging in the gun bore is not cleaned up, the accuracy will be affected lightly, and the gun bore will be exploded.
From feudal society to the present, farming culture has always been our mainstream culture, and the history of aquaculture can be traced back to primitive society.
Other countries also raise pigs, but the number of pigs in those countries is far from that in our country. And the quality of bristles is not as good as that of our country.
Once there is no bristle, it is impossible to make brushes and other items, and the maintenance of American warplanes and guns has become a big problem.
Because China's economic counterattack against the United States directly led to the shortage of the United States. Then the price of bristles soared, which is a very unfavorable signal for the United States.
As early as World War II, because of the war, the coastal ports of Chinese mainland fell one after another, and the land traffic was once paralyzed. There is a large backlog of bristles in China, which can't be shipped out, leading to the soaring price of bristles around the world.
At that time, the Soviet Union, Britain, the United States and other countries were in urgent need of China bristles. Therefore, the United States, the Soviet Union and Britain also set up an organization in Washington to discuss how to obtain bristles from China and how to distribute them.
Because of the shortage of bristles, the United States also sent a special envoy to China, saying that the export of bristles was related to the outcome of the war and asked the China government to ensure the supply.
It can be seen from this point that although pigs are just an ordinary livestock, they are very important strategic materials in short supply during the war.
The United States even formally requested the China government to ship all the bristles exported from Chongqing to the United States. But at that time, several other countries disagreed, on the grounds of their own interests.
If they are all bought in America, then other countries need bristles and have to buy them from America. By then, the initiative of price and quantity will fall into the hands of the United States.
Therefore, other countries certainly don't want the United States to sit on the bristles of the world and then charge exorbitant prices.
From China's point of view, it is impossible to sell all bristles to the United States. On the one hand, other countries may put pressure on China; on the other hand, if all of them are sold to the United States, we will lose control of bristles for a long time.
Although there are a large number of pigs in China, it will take some time for bristles to grow enough to be used.
Therefore, during World War II, the United States would buy bristles from China, spray paint their weapons, and prevent those weapons from going to the front with bare steel bodies.
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the United States suppressed our country so much. Since we have the opportunity to compete with them, we will never give up.
Most importantly, the existence of bristles can bring a lot of foreign exchange to our country. During World War II, although the export volume was relatively small, the foreign exchange earned made a great contribution to enhancing China's military strength.
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, because China banned the export of bristles to the United States and Japan, the whole United States had to turn to a third country for help, hoping to buy bristles from China through other countries.
So don't underestimate the small bristles, as long as it is at the right time and meets the right opportunity, even the hair on a certain part of the pig has its unique value and great role.
Therefore, it is really not an exaggeration to say that bristles are strategic materials during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea.
To this extent, behind the ban on the export of bristles, we can not only see the selfishness of the United States, but also realize the predicament faced by China at that time.
At the same time, it also embodies our courage and wisdom in the face of the severe attack of American imperialism.
At present, bristle processing plants have been established all over the country, and the output has increased year by year. The export volume ranks first in the world, accounting for more than 95% of the world bristle trade, and enjoys a high reputation in the international market.