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(Reuters) -- A U.S. lawmaker has called on Starbucks to close its first stores in China's Xinjiang, calling it a "morally bankrupt decision" to do business in a region where Uyghurs face repression.
(Reuters) -- A U.S. lawmaker has called on Starbucks to close its first stores in China's Xinjiang, calling it a "morally bankrupt decision" to do business in a region where Uyghurs face repression.
China denies widespread accusations about abuses of the Uyghurs, a mainly Muslim people, saying its policies there were aimed at combating terrorism, separatism and religious extremism.
Starbucks opened its first two stores this week in Xinjiang's capital, Urumqi, including one at the city center's grand bazaar and a second at its international airport.
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