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Starbucks Xinjiang Dispute
A dispute has emerged between a US congressional committee and China's government over Starbucks' first stores in Xinjiang, with the US side citing human rights concerns and Beijing accusing Washington of fabrication. The episode reflects ongoing friction over Western corporate presence in the region.
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China's foreign ministry accused the US House Select Committee on China of 'fabricating claims' after committee chairman John Moolenaar called on Starbucks to close two newly opened cafes in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, over alleged human rights abuses, calling the move 'morally bankrupt' (Arab News, October 3). The stores, opened Tuesday, are Starbucks' first in the region (Arab News, October 3).