A US congresswoman demands that coffee giant Starbucks close its two newly opened stores in Xinjiang, describing the establishment as a morally indefensible decision. Reuters reports this.
The stores in the regional capital Urumqi are Starbucks’ first in Xinjiang. China rejects allegations of repression of Uyghurs and says the region is characterized by stability and economic growth.
Starbucks China CEO Liu Wenjuan has meanwhile said that the company will continue to invest in Xinjiang. Starbucks’ joint venture in China, in which Boyu Capital owns 60 percent, operates around 8,000 stores in the country.
