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Originally posted by MBFlyerfan:
I'm still having a hard time finding all this stuff that is supposedly made in china, yet only sold at Walmart. Walmart sells the same stuff as everyone else, so I guess either everyone is selling stuff from china and Walmart just does it better, or this whole china thing is just left-wing horseshit. Or, its a combination of both sides.

Lets see, what did I buy from Walmart last week?

Wonder Bread....nope, not made in china
Dannon Yogurt.....nope, not made in china.
King Kong dvd...nope, not made in china.
M&M's....nope, not made in china.

Yes, of course. You didn't purchase anything at Wallmart that was made in China therefore nothing in Wallmart could have been made in China. Interesting logic.

And since while you were there you did not see any clothing, shoes, housewares, watches, or electronics that were made in China , they must not exist.

Quoted from the Asia Times

The China angle

The China angle
In 2002, Wal-Mart sourced US$12 billion worth of products from China. This was 12% of total US imports from China during that year. Since Wal-Mart sells products both in the United States and China, nobody knows what quantum of the $12 billion was sold in China through Wal-Mart outlets and what amount found its way back to the US to line the shelves of Wal-Mart outlets there. Wal-Mart isn't telling, given the periodic paranoia about Chinese products flooding the US market, but estimates vary anywhere between 10% and 70% (depending on whether you are talking to the pro- or anti-Wal-Mart lobby) of China-made products finding their way back to the US through this route. If you add imports by other mega-retailers such as Metro AG, Carrefour, Tesco and others, the China-sourced products by retailers adds up to a substantial number.

Think imports from China have gown down since '02?

Quoted from PBS Frontline

Wal-Mart estimates it imports $15 billion of Chinese goods every year and concedes that the figure could be higher -- some estimates range as high as $20 or $30 billion. Company executives are quick to point out they have always scoured the globe for low cost suppliers to benefit the American consumer.

Quoted from China Daily

The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, says its inventory of stock produced in China is expected to hit US$18 billion this year, keeping the annual growth rate of over 20 per cent consistent over two years.

Last year, the firm bought US$15 billion products from China, half from direct purchasing, the other from the firm's suppliers in China.

Insiders point out Wal-Mart's imports from China have largely influenced the US trade deficit in China, which is expected to reach US$150 billion this year.

So far, more than 70 per cent of the commodities sold in Wal-Mart are made in China.

I ignored eveything my wife said to me last night because I was trying to watch two hockey games and a baseball game. Does that mean that she didn't speak?

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck...

It must be Peking Duck.
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