The US firm has been investing heavily in China, from opening new Sam's Club stores to partnering with Dada, a local grocery-delivery platform, CNBC reported. Earlier this month, Dada announced that Walmart's 400-plus stores in China have been connected to the online platform, which promises delivery within an hour.
The United States' resistance to China's growth is futile, as the latter is a peaceful power in the world, according to experts on Chinese and Asia Pacific studies.
The US Department of Commerce began an investigation after the Aluminum Association Trade Enforcement Working Group accused Chinese aluminum foil producers of using improper subsidies and selling at unfair prices.
The US has implemented stringent travel restrictions, such as temporarily denying entry to foreign nationals who have visited China in the 14 days before they arrive in the US, in its efforts to stop the virus from spreading in the country.
The US president also highlighted his personal friendship with Xi. It's the third face-to-face meeting between Xi and Trump following the first in April at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and the second in Hamburg, Germany, during the G20 Summit in July.
The UN General Assembly resolution on mass entrepreneurship and innovation also testifies that other countries have begun reflecting on the problems brought about by traditional development models, and they are increasingly willing to accept other development approaches.
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The US government is arranging a charter flight for Sunday to bring back its employees and their families from the US Consulate General in Wuhan, The Wall Street Journal said, quoting a person familiar with the operation. The plane will carry around 230 people, and those evacuated will be responsible for the costs.
The United States is sending a delegation, led by a special assistant to US President Donald Trump, to the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on Sunday and Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday.
The United States' moves to pressure China over steel excess capacity while taking trade remedy measures have sent a strong signal for protecting its domestic industry, the report added.
The UN expert group sternly pointed out that US women have not taken their rightful place as citizens and have fallen behind international standards in regards to their public and political representation, their economic and social rights, and their health and safety protections. The severe gender discrimination existing in the United States may directly affect the stable development of many US families and the healthy growth of their future generations.