http://www.thewuway.net/archives/41 Writers who really know China Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:15:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.thewuway.net/archives/41#comment-654 The Wu Way 無為 » Blog Archive » Cultural icons as a brand: Starbucks in the Forbidden City revisited Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:10:37 +0000 http://www.thewuway.net/archives/41#comment-654 [...] Back in January, I wrote about Starbucks’ unwelcome presence in the Forbidden City. Just yesterday, NPR’s Morning Edition did an interview with the man who gave the cause an extra jolt of caffeine - CCTV TV anchor Rui Chenggang. Steve Inskeep interviews Rui about the “invasion”. Rui explains: People do need a place to buy souvenirs, people do need a place to rest. But, you know, if you are in the Forbidden City, you see people walking around with all these white cups with the big Starbucks logo on it, it’s obscene to me. [...] [...] Back in January, I wrote about Starbucks’ unwelcome presence in the Forbidden City. Just yesterday, NPR’s Morning Edition did an interview with the man who gave the cause an extra jolt of caffeine - CCTV TV anchor Rui Chenggang. Steve Inskeep interviews Rui about the “invasion”. Rui explains: People do need a place to buy souvenirs, people do need a place to rest. But, you know, if you are in the Forbidden City, you see people walking around with all these white cups with the big Starbucks logo on it, it’s obscene to me. [...]

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