There’s this China Daily correspondent who called out lawmakers in the United States, saying their pleas to ask two Starbucks branches, newly-opened, in Ürümqi, China, are “stupidity.” Here’s the scoop.
The China Daily correspondent, Chen Weihua, wrote a story on the newspaper, saying he chatted with a young Uygur woman in Aksu, a city in southern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, saying s he was outraged by the call of these American solons for these two newly-opened Starbucks branches in Ürümqi to close down.
Ürümqi is the capital and the biggest city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It is the second-biggest city in China’s northwestern interior, after Xi’an. It is located to the west of the Tian Shan mountain ranges, and far away from other major cities in China.
Meanwhile, the Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim, Turkic ethnic group primarily living in Xinjiang, an autonomous region in northwestern China.
The woman, a 24-year-old cyclist and veterinary medicine student, stated these pleas are a disrespect to the Uygur people who might want to experience Starbucks coffee.
“I visited Urumqi twice, but both times before the Starbucks opening on Sept 29. There I explored the airport and the historic and touristy Grand Bazaar. The Starbucks outlets are indeed attractive, and integrate many features of the Uygur culture, music and tradition in their unique designs. For example, the Twelve Muqam show, a traditional Uygur music and dance performance I watched in Shache, was fascinating. Uygur people are talented dancers and the vibrant square dance I saw in various cities at night included people from various ethnic groups, as well as tourists like me. The beautiful Etles silk, which is typical of Xinjiang, is also featured in the new Starbucks outlets. All this makes me wonder if I should drive two and a half hours from Turpan to Urumqi again only to visit the new Starbucks outlets there,” China Daily wrote.
And why would United States’ lawmakers do that when Ürümqi and several other cities in Xinjiang are known for their boutique coffee shops that offer tasty coffee drinks that rival those in Starbucks and other renowned coffee shops, such as in Puerto Rico? There is a potential.
Weihua compared this to the USA’s ban on cotton exports from Xinjiang as an unfair punishment to the people of the region.
Starbucks is headquartered in the United States, and several Starbucks outlets globally also offer food delivery services from food delivery apps available in the country, such as in China.
“That is probably why American people don’t seem to take these politicians seriously… It is time for these lawmakers to wake up and smell the coffee,” the China Daily correspondent continued. For more food delivery news, keep it locked right here on Ridesharingforum.com! ‘Til then!