On September 29, two Starbucks stores opened at the Urumqi International Grand Bazaar and Tianshan International Airport, and were listed by local official media as key investment-attraction projects for 2026; the company said it will step up its store openings in Xinjiang.
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2026-10-02 14:32 · 10月1日，美众院中国特设委员会主席穆勒纳尔发声明，要求星巴克立即关闭刚在乌鲁木齐开业的两家门店，批评其决定道德破产。
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Two Starbucks Stores Open in Urumqi
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Sayings · 2026-10-02 14:23
On October 1, Moolenaar, chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on China, issued a statement demanding that Starbucks immediately close two stores that had just opened in Urumqi, criticizing the decision as morally bankrupt.