What was his beef with those folks?
As for the replicas, I’d wonder how reliable they were. Made in China = might blow up in your face.
It was supposedly to punish China for some trade violation but it was clearly meant to punish American Gun owners.
Those guns were of excellent quality. Maybe very good is closer but they were not junkers by any means. The M1911s quickly obtained a very fine reputation both for the quality of workmanship and the quality of the steel.