[chaos_5]

What is it exactly they found offensive about the American company? If it’s not the association with capitalism, what is it? Because, they are basically saying, so long as they are no longer a Starbucks , then they can stay.

[paudio]

How about changing the store into McDonald’s which also carries Starbuck’s coffee (together with McDee’s own coffee, so there’ll be other brand as well)?

[Grimmy]

I doubt it has anything much to do with capitalism and everything to do with the association with America.

China is well saturated with euro-born anti-Americansim, as well as the vestiges of the Maoist brand which also spawned more from euro sources, rather than China’s interaction with America.

[Arthalion]

Well, I would assume that it’s the fact that it’s an AMERICAN company. The Forbidden City was the heart of Chinese society for centuries and is still a site that many Chinese hold some reverence for today. How would American’s react if we heard some Chinese retailer was opening a store right on the Capitol Mall? For that matter, how would most of us react if Starbucks tried to open a store there? Most of us would consider it tacky and out of place.

[Caipirabob]

What is it exactly they found offensive about the American company?

Their coffee was made out of...*gasp*...coffee and quality standards were inherently in conflict with Chinese standards?