85C cafe's one cuppa stirs up 'one China' row

Chinese netizens slam chain after Taiwan leader visits outlet in US

A branch of the Taiwan bakery chain 85C in Los Angeles. On her trip to the United States, President Tsai Ing-wen was given a cup of coffee and a goodie bag, and posed for pictures with cafe staff during a visit to an 85C cafe. This sparked an outcry
A branch of the Taiwan bakery chain 85C in Los Angeles. On her trip to the United States, President Tsai Ing-wen was given a cup of coffee and a goodie bag, and posed for pictures with cafe staff during a visit to an 85C cafe. This sparked an outcry among many Chinese netizens, who called for the chain to leave the mainland. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Trouble seems to be brewing over a cup of coffee at a bakery cafe.

Taiwan's top bakery chain has become the latest company to be roasted by China because of Beijing's bitter feud with the island's President Tsai Ing-wen, raising concerns about how far China would go to claim Taiwan as its own.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on August 19, 2018, with the headline Taiwan's 85C cafe's one cuppa stirs up 'one China' row. Subscribe