President Trump’s trade war with China has landed Walmart in the hot seat in Beijing.Chinese authorities summoned Walmart officials for a dressing-down this week after receiving complaints that the retailer was pressuring some Chinese suppliers to cut prices to absorb the cost of U.

Beijing officials met with Walmart this week to discuss media reports that the U.S. retailer has asked Chinese suppliers to slash prices on their goods to offset the impact of the Trump administration's tariffs,

Chinese authorities summoned Walmart executives this week over reports it asked suppliers to bear rising costs incurred by increased US tariffs. Bloomberg's Emily Cohn discussed what's at stake on Bloomberg .

Beijing has summoned Walmart for reportedly asking Chinese suppliers to swallow the tariff hikes imposed by the Trump administration, marking the latest salvo in the trade spat between the world’s two largest economies.

Chinese and American companies should “work together” to respond to U.S. “unilateral imposition of tariffs,” Chinese state media said.