The People's Liberation Army is stepping up its crackdown on the production, circulation and sale of original and fake military uniforms, which have become attractive outfits for construction workers and even bar girls on the mainland.
A massive publicity scheme is being staged by three headquarters of the PLA and four ministries under the State Council involved in public security, culture, industry, commerce and radio television administrations. It is calling on troops, schools, apparel sales markets and garment manufacturers to stop producing, circulating and selling military outfits, the PLA Daily reports.
In the Nanjing garrison command, PLA officials found their smart battle fatigues had become a muddy work uniform among construction workers, the newspaper said.
It said some schools and companies also gave students and staff such outfits to boost their morale.
Nanjing residents complained that some men wore fake military uniforms when visiting porn shops, with some even buying full sets of original outfits from retired PLA personnel.
In a documentary carried by China Central Television in July, footage showed bar girls wearing the new '07 type' land, air and naval female soldiers' uniforms to drum up clients. CCTV also showed a group photo of an enterprise in Hebei, where the general manager and his staff all wore the '07 type' uniforms. The company used military ranks to identify different staff levels.