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Daniel Moss

In This Trade War, Starbucks Just Put Its Money on China

The opportunities for growth are in Guangzhou, not Seattle.

The world’s coffee giant is counting on growth in China, more than in the U.S.

The world’s coffee giant is counting on growth in China, more than in the U.S.

Photographer: Wang Zhao/AFP, via Getty Images

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Donald Trump's assertion that he has China on the run is challenged one espresso shot at a time.

The president brags that a weakening in China's currency, the yuan, and a slide in the country's stock market are proof that he is winning the tariff war he's waging against the second-biggest economy. China says it will tough things out.