Thoudsands of customers flood into the new Walmart Shopping Center in Ji'nan, capital of eastern China's Shandong province, on Wednesday, Sept 17, 2003. Walmart, the US-based retail flagship, launched its 30th outlet in China on Sept 17 to tap the huge market in the Chinese mainland. It will launch another outlet a week later in Qingdao, Shandong province. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Customers enjoy shopping with Walmart's pushcarts in the newly-opened shopping center in Ji'nan, Sept. 17. [newsphoto.com.cn]

President of Walmart Asia Joe Hatfield (front) inspects the newly opened shopping center in Ji'nan, Sept. 17. [newsphoto.com.cn]

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