Starbucks' move into Xinjiang shows its Chinese-controlled business is willing to weather Washington's anger, testing the climate for American companies in China. Some believe Starbucks' Xinjiang expansion cannot be read as a purely commercial decision.

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $SBUX #classaction--Starbucks is facing a lawsuit alleging it misleads consumers naming drinks “Sugar-Free,” containing “substantial" sugar, according to Hagens Berman.

The class action case filed by three consumers on behalf of a proposed class of Starbucks customers alleges that eight beverages whose names began with the words “sugar-free” in fact contained lactose, a naturally occurring sugar in milk.

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Starbucks has been sued by consumers who said the coffee chain falsely advertised eight protein beverages as "sugar-free" ​because they contain lactose, a naturally occurring sugar in milk.

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Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX | SBUX Price Prediction) dumped its China operations in a deal it announced in April. It sold a majority interest to Boyu Capital, a local private equity firm.

A US lawmaker has called on Starbucks to close its first stores in China's Xinjiang, calling it a "morally bankrupt decision" to do business ​in a region where Uyghurs face repression.