[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.

[kittycatonline.com]

How would American’s react if we heard some Chinese retailer was opening a store right on the Capitol Mall?

You been there lately?

[neb52]

There are three and two down the street from the Whitehouse. don’t forget the McDonald’s across the street from the Whitehouse either. I wonder if that is the one that Bubba always frequented.

[hinckley buzzard]

How would American’s react if we heard some Chinese retailer was opening a store right on the Capitol Mall

The Starbucks in question has been open 7 years without incident. Something else is going on.