Starbucks: Massive Criticism of Store Openings in Xinjiang

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    "title": "Starbucks: Massive Criticism of Store Openings in Xinjiang - Manager Magazin",
    "excerpt": "Indirect legitimization of the system: With the opening of the stores (pictured: a Starbucks store in Beijing, China), Starbucks creates the impression that everything is normal in Xinjiang. The US coffee chain Starbucks is coming under political pressure because of its first stores in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. The chairman of the House Select Committee on China in the US House of Representatives, John Moolenaar, called on the company to close the stores again in view of the oppression of the Uyghurs. The Republican described the opening as \"shocking and morally bankrupt.\" \"Starbucks should immediately change course and close its stores in Xinjiang,\" Moolenaar stated in a press release. \"With every cup sold there, a well-known American brand is linked to the Communist Party's brutal crackdown on the Uyghurs.\"\nStarbucks had opened two cafés in the regional capital Urumqi on Tuesday: one at the Grand Bazaar and another at the international airport. Many members of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority live in Xinjiang. Human rights organizations accuse the Chinese government of oppressing this minority. Beijing rejects the accusations.\nStarbucks had only sold 60 percent of its store business in China to the Chinese financial investor Boyu Capital in the spring. The remaining 40 percent still belong to Starbucks. Companies repeatedly come under pressure from both sides...",
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