GRANT NEWSHAM: Starbucks USA no longer controls Starbucks China -- so no surprise Starbucks is setting up in Xinjiang. A huge embarrassment for the supposedly socially conscious brand. The moral of the story? Stay out of China.

Starbucks learned the lesson all foreign firms that go into China learn -- your days are numbered. Starbucks USA no longer controls Starbucks China -- so no surprise Starbucks is setting up in Xinjiang. A huge embarrassment for the supposedly socially conscious brand. The moral of the story? Stay out of China.

— Grant Newsham (@NewshamGrant) October 4, 2026

Starbucks learned the lesson all foreign firms that go into China learn -- your days are numbered. Starbucks USA no longer controls Starbucks China -- so no surprise Starbucks is setting up in Xinjiang. A huge embarrassment for the supposedly socially conscious brand. The moral of the story? Stay out of China.