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Starbucks crackdown leaves China’s young jobless with nowhere to hide

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 25, 2026 • 10:00 PM
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Unemployed Chinese pretending to go to work are losing their makeshift offices as the coffee chain cracks down on non-paying visitors amid fierce competition.

Starbucks crackdown leaves China’s young jobless with nowhere to hide

Tokyo | Every morning, thousands of young Chinese get dressed, pack their laptops and leave home for work. Except they don’t have jobs.

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