U.S. Senator Rick Scott released a statement earlier, saying that garlic grown in China poses a "major threat" to food safety in the U.S. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025, which includes a ban on Chinese garlic in military stores. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning remarked: "I don't think it could ever occur to garlic that it would pose a 'major threat' to the U.S." Sometimes, U.S. politicians need to gain some rationality and common knowledge, and lose some protectionism and abuse of state power to contain China's development.

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