[Willie Green]

But there is no relation between Maytag Aircraft and Maytag.

Yes there is.
Maytag Aircraft was founded in 1948 by Lewis B. Maytag Jr., grandson of the founder of the Maytag appliance company. It was bought by its chief rival, Los Angeles-based Mercury Air Group Inc., in 1982.

[1rudeboy]

Willie, please try to stay focused. First of all, Haier dropped its bid for Maytag earlier this summer. I was willing to overlook that fact because of the general conversation topic, which was the effect on national security by a foreign purchase of an appliance manufacturer.

So let's continue to play with your misconceptions, shall we? Are you suggesting that a Chinese purchase of Maytag Corporation in 2005 will grant it access to Maytag Aircraft, which happens to have been founded by someone with that surname, and hasn't even been in the family since 1982?