American firms have been in China for a while not, but they still want access in restricted sectors. Plus, businesses are expanding, and Senators try to curb foreign lobbyist secrecy.
A sign directing customers to queue at the entrance of a Starbucks Roastery in Shanghai in early 2018, a few months after it opened.
Since the Tiananmen protests in 1989, China has allowed citizens more economic freedoms, which have benefited a lot of American brands, but there are still sectors they are heavily restricted in.
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