Posted on 12/19/2006 11:35:43 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, said employees have established a branch of the Communist Party at its headquarters in China.
The party branch was set up in the southern city of Shenzhen, where Wal-Mart runs its fast-expanding China business, Jonathan Dong, the company's spokesman in China, said. The branch, which was inaugurated Friday, follows the establishment of similar party organizations in five Wal-Mart stores throughout the country since August, Mr. Dong said.
The Communist Party's spread into Wal-Mart shows how the party is changing. Party groups have long played an important role in state-owned enterprises, but in recent years the Communist Party has made efforts to embrace entrepreneurs and increase its presence in private businesses. Other foreign companies that have Communist Party branches in China include local subsidiaries of U.S. chemical maker DuPont Co. and Japanese retailer Isetan Co.
Lu Xianfu, the retired director at the Party School of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, said building these branches helps foreign companies "better develop their businesses" by raising the role of party members in the companies. In addition, he said, "it helps our party to unite the public."
Xia Jincheng, party secretary in Wal-Mart's Tianjin store, said most members in Wal-Mart's party cells are midlevel or senior executives, who participate in such activities as studying party materials. His branch has 20 party members, said Mr. Xia, who also heads Wal-Mart Tianjin's public-relations department.
Other multinational companies operating in China have Communist Party branches, and analysts said they generally don't interfere with such companies' management. The party's constitution requires that any company with more than three party members among its employees set up a branch.
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If Walmart sells Chinese goods in American Walmart stores,
does Walmart sell American goods in Chinese Walmart stores?
My neighbor opened up a business in China. He told all about the bribes he had to pay and the hookers and booze provided for him.
They promote western ideals. More important candy bars.
What American goods? Oh, wait... rope.
No true capitalist would ever kiss the butts of Communists. What our problem is, is that we have allowed this sort of hybrid creature, a sort of capitalist-globalist-socialist, to develop within our corporate community in the West. What a darn shame.
Are you saying that instead of Communism being a type of 'Evil Empire' in the 80's, is now 'Good for Business'?
Communism is seen as an interesting and curious feature of a diverse foreign culture. And therefore, since a good "corporate citizen" does not discriminate against differentness, and is globally inclusive, the good "corporate citizen" figures out how to get along with Communists. (Obviously I personally, vehemently disagree with this mindset, I am simply describing it as I see it.)
Reprisal time: Every product imported into the U.S. from China should be required to carry the words "God Bless America and its capitalist way of life".
Yes, that is true. In America just like in China, they sell made in the USA, except in their case it's like finding a needle in a haystack, you'd spend days looking for it unless you get lucky.
Wal Mart has a buy local policy, so if you go to Wal Mart Canada, it's a mix of Asian Imports, Canadian & American products. You'll find alot of exclusive products there you would find there.
But since we are talking about a store where most of their imports come from, you can bet there is a buy local policy where 99.99% of the stuff come from China and it's surrounding neighbors.
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