Seattle-based coffee hawker Starbucks has announced that they have closed their Forbidden City location in Beijing’s former Imperial Palace after operating there for the last seven years. The decision comes after a long line of criticism regarding... ...full story at Lost Laowai
from Lost Laowai on Sun, Jul 15 2007
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A Distant Look at the Forbidden City »
YouTube video A look at Beijing's Forbidden Palace from Google Earth.
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For... |
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Beijing closes Starbucks in Forbidden City » Shanghai Daily THE Starbucks coffee shop inside Beijing's Forbidden City has been closed amid planners' hopes to serve the tourists more diverse drinks. |
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Tempest in a coffee cup » Tim Johnson I’m not a Starbucks person. Too expensive. I prefer tea. But I did take an interest earlier this year in the drive to boot Starbucks from the Forbidden City. Starbucks closed down in July after seven years inside the crimson-walled... |
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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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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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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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