Moolenaar demands Starbucks immediately close its Xinjiang stores

Date2026.10.01

LocationUnited States

Fact statusReported

Importance III ●●●●●

Verification Reported · 1 Sources

On October 1, John Moolenaar, chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, issued a statement criticizing Starbucks' decision to open a store in Urumqi as morally bankrupt, demanding that it close the store immediately and saying that every cup of coffee sold links the brand to the CCP's persecution of the Uyghurs.

Evidence EVIDENCE

Sources 1 · Archived 0

SourceTypeReliabilityLink

李老师不是你老师

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。

First-hand ●●●●●

Original

Context CONTEXT

Cause

Triggered Starbucks opens two branches at once in Urumqi, Xinjiang

09.29 ·Verified ·Importance III ·Xinjiang

Triggered Two Starbucks Stores Open in Urumqi

09.29 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Urumqi

Triggered Starbucks Opens Two Specialty Stores Simultaneously in Urumqi

09.29 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Urumqi

Original event U.S. Congressman Moolenaar Issues Statement Criticizing the Chinese Government

09.25 ·Verified ·Importance III ·Washington

Original event Moolenaar Criticizes Starbucks Opening in Xinjiang as a Morally Bankrupt Decision

09.29 ·Reported ·Importance III ·United States

This event Moolenaar demands Starbucks immediately close its Xinjiang stores 2026.10.01 · Reported

Effect

Follow-up U.S. Representative Moolenaar Criticizes Starbucks for Opening Stores in Xinjiang

10.09 ·Verified ·Importance III

Triggered U.S. House Select Committee on the CCP Criticizes Starbucks for Opening Stores in Xinjiang

10.01 ·Verified ·Importance III ·Washington, United States

Coverage of this event COVERAGE

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.

Report