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Starbucks should be verboten in Forbidden City, say netizens
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:03:29 +0800 | peopledaily.com
An online campaign initiated by a television host to drive Starbucks out of the Forbidden City has won the backing of more than half a million netizens, who see the presence of the coffee chain in the heart of Beijing as an insult to Chinese culture.
Report: China palace Starbucks may close (AP)
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:09:49 GMT | Yahoo! News
AP - Managers of China's vast Forbidden City palace are deciding whether to close a Starbucks outlet on its grounds after protests led by a state TV personality, a news report said Thursday.
How Did Starbucks Enter The Forbidden City?
Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:49:54 +0800 | Letters from China
Starbucks The ScapegoatWhereas CCTV host urges Starbucks to get out of the Forbidden City, Luqiu Luwei, Phoenix TV reporter, asks in her blog: how did Starbucks enter the Forbidden City? (in translation):-It seems to be a big story now. Of...
World Briefing | Asia: China: Blog May Close Ancient City Starbucks
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:06:01 EDT | New York Times
Half a million Chinese Internet users have backed a campaign initiated by a television anchorman on his blog to drive a Starbucks outlet from the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the Palace Museum, which administers the Forbidden City, is thinking of closing it down, The China Daily reported. The anchorman, Rui Chenggang, wrote in his blog that Starbucks?s presence was ?not globalizing, but trampling, Chinese culture.? Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, said the museum was working with Starbucks, which opened the outlet in 2000, to find a solution.
Shanghai Starbucks Stole Name From American Starbucks
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 02:01:00 +0000 | Newsvine Shanghai
Shanghai Starbucks Coffee Co. Ltd was found guilty of infringing on the trademark right of American Starbucks Coffee Company. The Higher People's Court of Shanghai dismissed the appeal and reached a verdict that Shanghai Starbucks was 'bang' guilty.
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