According to CNBC, Starbucks Corp opened two stores in Urumqi, Xinjiang, after selling a 60% controlling stake in its China operations to Boyu Capital in April. The move drew criticism from the U.S. House Select Committee on China, which called it “shocking and morally bankrupt” and demanded the stores close, while China’s Foreign Ministry rejected the criticism and said Xinjiang has social stability, economic prosperity, ethnic unity and religious harmony. Starbucks China chief executive Molly Liu said in a recent statement that the company will keep investing in the region.