15 February 2006 - On February 14th, Huanghai, Assistant Minister met with Schultz, Chairman of American Starbucks Coffee Company.
In the meeting, Schultz introduced Starbucks Coffee’s actual operation and future development plan in China. Meanwhile, Huanghai introduced to the American party China’s policy on franchise operation , hoped that the Starbucks Coffee would make great efforts to obtain new achievement of cooperation with China, and that the Starbucks Coffee, by taking advantage of its own influence, would vigorously promote the economic and trading development between China and America.