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Forbidding Starbucks

A campaign is brewing in Beijing to kick Starbucks out of the Forbidden City.

from YouTube on Thu, May 17 2007

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17 May 07 visit Forbidden Starbucks  »  YouTube videoThere's a Starbucks in Beijing's Forbidden City. Most people make the journey for the delicious delicious irony.
14 Jan 08 visit Beijing, China - Inner Mongolian Horses  »  YouTube videoWhile at the Forbidden City Starbucks, I meet a talented artist
07 Jan 08 visit Starbucks At Beijing  »  YouTube videoAt Starbucks and Testing Logitech and BlackBerry Mobile
17 Jan 07 visit 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...
07 Aug 09 visit 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 ...
14 Jul 07 visit 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...

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