Over the weekend an eighth-grade English teacher at the Suzhou International School named Eric MacKnight dropped me an e-mail. Eric wanted to let me know that he had used an article I wrote a couple of weeks ago, suggesting that Starbucks' was not the... ...full story at Imagethief
from Imagethief on Sun, Feb 11 2007
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Forbidding Starbucks »
YouTube video A campaign is brewing in Beijing to kick Starbucks out of the Forbidden City. |
| 17 Jan 07 |
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How Did Starbucks Enter The Forbidden City? » 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... |
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Starbucks in the Forbidden City: some Chinese views » Danwei The Starbucks coffeeshop in the Forbidden City might be forced to leave after an online campaign against it started by CCTV anchor Rui Chenggang (芮成钢) on his blogs on Sina and CCTV.com. Jonathan Watts' article in The Guardian is the best English la... |
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Forbidden City: Starbucks out, pricy Chinese noodles in? » People's Daily &$&$Debate: Should Starbucks be removed from the Forbidden City?&$&$ &$&$Starbucks should be verboten in Forbidden City, say netizens&$&$ A bowl of noodles costs 30 yuan (about 4.4 USD) in Beijing? Yep, at least that's how muc ... |
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Photo of the Day: Starbucks in the Forbidden City now a thing of the past » Shanghaiist We told you about the hullaballoo that started with CCTV-9 anchor Rui Chenggang's rant in his blog against Starbucks' presence in the Forbidden City. Well, the story has now come to a close. Starbucks has closed its outlet there, and if this China Daily... |
| 14 Jul 07 |
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Forbidden City off-limits to Starbucks » Engaging China Starbucks has reportedly chosen to close its controversial coffee shop in Beijing's Forbidden City. Authorities told Starbucks that its only option to continue trading there was to relinquish control and share space in a new store with other drinks. The... |
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