No More Starbucks in Forbidden City
Forbidden City Starbucks closes
A Starbucks coffee shop operating on the historic site of Beijing's Forbidden City has closed down after huge protests.
BBC News
Last Updated: Saturday, 14 July 2007, 06:26 GMT 07:26 UK
An online campaign arguing that the shop was trampling on Chinese culture had drawn more than 500,000 signatures.
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Photography courtesy of ellesil's photostream on Flickr
A Starbucks coffee shop operating on the historic site of Beijing's Forbidden City has closed down after huge protests.
BBC News
Last Updated: Saturday, 14 July 2007, 06:26 GMT 07:26 UK
An online campaign arguing that the shop was trampling on Chinese culture had drawn more than 500,000 signatures.
Click here for complete article.
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Photography courtesy of ellesil's photostream on Flickr 
1 comment:
Must dissapoint you, starbucks was still there (jan 2008), though carefully hidden in a bookshop. Due to extreme cold I must admit that I did have one (shame, shame)
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