Chinese officials met with Walmart this week to discuss media reports that the U.S. retailer has asked Chinese suppliers to slash prices to offset U.S. tariffs on goods from China, according to CCTV-affiliated social media posts.

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.

China summoned Walmart Inc. executives on Tuesday to express its concern after the US retailer reportedly urged its Chinese suppliers to absorb increased American trade tariffs by lowering prices.

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