Posted on 01/15/2021 3:43:49 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
BEIJING - President Xi Jinping is asking former CEO Howard Schultz of Starbucks to help repair U.S.-Chinese relations that have plunged to their lowest level in decades amid a tariff war and tension over technology and security.
A letter from Xi to Schultz reported Friday by the official Xinhua News Agency was a rare direct communication from China’s paramount leader to a foreign business figure. Schultz opened Starbucks’ first China outlet in 1999 and is a frequent visitor.
Xinhua gave no indication whether the letter reflected an initiative to ask American corporate leaders to help change policy after President-elect Joe Biden takes office next week.
The Cabinet press office didn’t immediately respond to questions about what Xi wanted Schultz to do and whether he contacted other American business leaders.
Starbucks says it has more than 4,700 stores and 58,000 employees in almost 190 Chinese cities.
Schultz said in 2019 that he was considering running for president as an independent but later dropped that.
Xinhua said Xi was responding to a letter from Schultz that congratulated the Chinese leader on “the completion of a well-off society” under his leadership, Xinhua said.
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Yeah. Their new Commie Cappuccino should help mend fences.
I wonder what the rest of the message was?
What is Xi worried about? He’s got the President-elect in his back pocket.
Well, that’s it. I’m done with Starsucks.
(Actually, I’ve been done with Starsucks and their overpriced swill for many years.)
lol, no coffee all bat shi=/< flavored..
Bat cave blend, with an epstein straw .
Zi must not be a James taylor fan or they could have sent John f ketry to friend things over.
I like a strong expresso like cuban ooze looks like oil..Starbucks is good coffee, too expensive and too political. I still drink one occasionally..flame on, don’t tread on my expresso
I’ll take a large coffee. We no have large...large is now tall. Grande. 😎
Does George Lakoff own this place...drives off shaking head.
Dennis Rodman wasn’t available?
The message I got was Xi has no respect for the State Department, or perhaps can’t roll them over like CN has done for decades. Maybe some good changes were made therein by Trump/Pompeo.
Also, it begs the question for an inquiring journalist ... what is Schultz’s past dealings with China, and what are Schultz’s connections to Joe Buyden?
Maybe they just need a couple more traitors in strategic places to finish the job.
Xi must be hurting if he is asking this guy for help.
Starbucks already has thousands of locations in China...what was Schultz sucking up for? Backing in the 2024 Democratic primary?
President Jin PingPong will begin his rule on January 20th.
I can remember when this guy staged a racist event at one of his shops to get attention. Now Xi knows who he is...
Trump is bringing the Chinese economy down even as we speak. Starbucks isn’t going to save those Chi-Com ba$@%$ds.
The import tax on coffee beans that Chinese Starbucks have to pay is very high (although they sell far more milk and sugar than actual coffee). I'm sure China will agree to forgo the import taxes on Starbucks if Trump's tariffs are removed.
You know about that coffee that comes from beans that have passed through the intestines of a civet. IMO Starbucks coffee tastes like someone just added water to the stuff left after the beans had been picked out.
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