Sunday, July 15, 2007

Chinese crackers

Starbucks has been turfed out of the Forbidden City. For some reason this will make lots of people happy, from tea drinkers to anti-globalists. More than 500,000 people signed up to an online petition complaining about the Seattle company’s presence at China’s number one tourist spot, and UNESCO world heritage site.

Why? Starbucks appears to have done nothing wrong, save for selling pricey coffee, and that’s no crime.

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