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Coverage dated December 27, 2023

U.S. companies are skittish about investing in China—unless it's in fast food chains or cappuccinos

Headline from Fortune

“As you try to interpret the signals from McDonald’s and Starbucks ... note what the industries are: These are not high-tech burgers.’’

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12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Portland Press Herald

    U.S. companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers and lattes (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Some of the world’s biggest brands said this year that they were considering shifting manufacturing away from China. Not McDonald's or Starbucks.

  2. Washington Times

    U.S. companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers, lattes (opens Washington Times)

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    There’s been no shortage of tough news for China’s economy as some of the world’s biggest brands consider or take action to shift manufacturing to friendlier shores at a time of unease about security controls, protectionism and wobbly relations between Beijing and Washington.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    US companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers and lattes (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    But as a tumultuous 2023 for the Chinese economy comes to a close, there has been at least one bright spot for Beijing when it comes to foreign investment: American fast-food chains have decided a market of 1.4 billion people is simply too delicious to pass up.

  4. Valdosta Daily Times

    US companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers, lattes (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    It was a tumultuous 2023 for the Chinese economy. Some of the world's biggest brands took action or said they were considering shifting manufacturing away from China during a time

  5. Fortune

    U.S. companies are skittish about investing in China—unless it's in fast food chains or cappuccinos (opens Fortune)

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    “As you try to interpret the signals from McDonald’s and Starbucks ... note what the industries are: These are not high-tech burgers.’’

  6. Insider

    American fast-food companies find China's 1.4 billion population too delicious to resist (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    KFC, McDonald's, and Starbucks have announced plans for major investment in China.

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