SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping encouraged Starbucks’ former chairman Howard Schultz and the coffee company to play an active role in promoting U.S.-China trade cooperation and bilateral ties, state media reported on Thursday.
State broadcaster CCTV said Xi made the remarks in a message when replying to Schultz, who also holds the honorary title of Starbucks’ chairman emeritus.
(Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
