“If Wal-Mart were an individual economy, it would rank as China’s eighth biggest trading partner, ahead of Russia and U.K.” This was one media evaluation of the Wal-Mart-China relationship. China ac-counts for 80 percent of Wal-Mart’s source of supply to its 6,000 worldwide retail outlets. But Wal-Mart’s China purchase volume has recently dropped off. “If Wal-Mart were an individual economy, it would rank as China’s areally biggest trading partner, ahead of Russia and UK” This was one media evaluation of the Wal-Mart-China relationship. China ac-counts for 80 percent of Wal-Mart’s source of supply to its 6,000 worldwide retail outlets. But Wal-Mart’s China purchase volume has been dropped.