Walmart feels the heat in China after reportedly demanding discounts to cope with Trump’s tariffs
CNN
Walmart is getting caught in the middle of an escalating trade war between the United States and China.
Walmart is getting caught in the middle of an escalating trade war between the United States and China. Chinese officials summoned executives from the US retail giant on Tuesday to investigate whether it had pressured its suppliers in China for discounts to cope with rising tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, according to a state media report. Trump doubled tariffs on all Chinese imports to 20% as of last week. In response, China has announced a fresh round of retaliatory tariffs, covering US agriculture imports, which took effect Monday. Many retailers are struggling under Trump’s chaotic tariff announcements, which have escalated trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Retailers have told CNN that they may have to raise prices at a time when many customers are already feeling financial pressure and the pinch of inflation. Last week, Bloomberg reported that Walmart was trying to find a solution to its tariff woes by asking some of its Chinese vendors for significant price cuts of as much as 10% to offset the impact of US levies. According to a Wednesday post by Yuyuantantian, state broadcaster CCTV’s official social media account, Commerce Ministry officials requested the meeting with Walmart to “understand the situation.”
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