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The U.S. isn’t everywhere in China… yet

Jun 11, 2019

The U.S. isn’t everywhere in China… yet

A sign directing customers to queue at the entrance of a Starbucks Roastery in Shanghai in early 2018, a few months after it opened. Jennifer Pak/Marketplace

American firms have been in China for a while not, but they still want access in restricted sectors. Plus, businesses are expanding, and Senators try to curb foreign lobbyist secrecy.

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What the U.S. means when it says it wants more access to China's markets

by Jennifer Pak

Jun 11, 2019

Since the Tiananmen protests in 1989, China has allowed citizens more economic freedoms, which have benefited a lot of American brands, but there are still sectors they are heavily restricted in.

A sign directing customers to queue at the entrance of a Starbucks Roastery in Shanghai in early 2018, a few months after it opened.

Jennifer Pak/Marketplace

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