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Starbucks has opened new stores in China's Xinjiang region, sparking immediate condemnation from a US congressional committee over alleged human rights abuses. This move highlights the complex dilemma global corporations face when balancing market access with ethical concerns in geopolitically sensitive areas.

Global coffee giant Starbucks recently opened two new stores in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, marking its first foray into the region and a continued expansion within its second-largest market. This corporate move quickly drew sharp criticism from a US congressional committee, the Select Committee on China, which labeled the decision
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