Xi Asks Starbucks’s Schultz for Help Mending U.S.-China Ties

  • Chinese president replies to letter from Howard Schultz
  • Bilateral ties at historic low as Biden inauguration nears

Howard Schultz in Starbucks Roastery in Shanghai, China.

Photographer: Joshua Trujillo/Starbucks Corp.

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President Xi Jinping called on Starbucks Corp. to help improve China-U.S. ties, striking a business-friendly tone as the Biden administration prepares to take over in Washington.