Starbucks expansion into Xinjiang sparks backlash
Starbucks opened its first stores in China's Xinjiang region, infamous for concerns of human rights violations of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups, prompting Rep. John Moolenaar to diss the company as serving "venti-sized genocide."
TL;DR
- Starbucks has opened its first stores in China's Xinjiang region.
- Xinjiang is known for human rights violation concerns regarding Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
- Rep. John Moolenaar criticized Starbucks' expansion into the region.