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Human Rights- China certainly does not have a good history of human rights. There is a history of oppression, including such tragedies as the Tiananmen Square massacre. However, the presence of Walmart in China can help stop this history of repression. Foreign investors like Wal-Mart are not interested in human rights per se, but the negotiations in the marketplace lead to transformed workplaces, which affect millions of Chinese citizens on a daily basis.

Global Interdependence- Wal-mart has been a huge success for China, there are 66 outlets with Wal-mart. This company is the biggest retailer in the world, so it will bring in a lot of money for China. The foreign companies coming into China has really uplifted their business. Wal-mart’s stock produced in China is supposed to reach $18 billion American dollars, which is keeping the growth rate consistent over the past couple of years at 20%. Many businesses in china are uniting with the Chinese wal-marts by creating supply alliances. Over 70% of Wal-marts’ sold production came from China. The department store is a huge exporting factor for China and provides them with a lot of supplies. Wal-mart buys many goods from China, about $18 billion a year, making it the number one goods purchaser in China.

Environment- China’s environment is very poor. There is a lot of air and water pollution. Walmart is currently working on building a more environmentally responsible supply chain. The company has laid out a series of requirements for companies that want to do business with Walmart. These requirements are for compliance with environmental laws and to improve energy efficiency. Walmart China has also announced that it is designing a new store that uses less energy and water. The company also pledged to bring more environmentally sustainable products to its store shelves.

Tolerance of Diversity- Wal-mart has opened up over 50,000 job opportunities in China which allows more citizens to be employed and it attracts the attention of foreigners and other ethnic groups in China and even outside of China. With Wal-mart being worldwide, many countries know what it’s like and now that there are many job openings, it will bring in more people and make the nation more diverse.

What efforts have you taken to interact with China?  Efforts that we (Wal-mart) have taken to interact with china was building multiple wal-marts all over china and opening up many spots for people to apply for jobs to work here. By moving into China, we have gained a lot of money for them and economically helped them. Also, by opening jobs we attract foreign eyes and more of them want to migrate in to get a job. What success you have had on promoting a positive relationship with China?  The success we had on promoting a positive relationship with china is that we united our store with many other department stores in the country. Our product rate for china has grown, and we were able to help China keep there growth rate percentage up around 20% and keep it consistent. We have given many of the Chinese opportunities to work for us and we would gladly use the help.

Discuss the intent your group has in promoting (or working against) the progress of China. Walmart is trying to promote progress in China. It is certainly very important in the economy. In fact, if Wal-Mart were a country, it would be the 8th largest economy. Walmart also opens up a lot of jobs for people that don’t have jobs.

What impact will China have on the next 50 years of world history? China will definitely be important in the years to come. It is one of the major exporters of products to the U.S. and around the world. It has ⅕ of the worlds population. Whatever China does in the years to come will have a tremendous impact on the worlds economy. China will hopefully improve in the future and become a better role modle for other countries.

- Coal Industry- How has the coal industry affected china's trade and the income of money or goods on exports? - USA- How does trade between America and China affect your relationship today and for the future? -
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