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Caught in the cross fire? Coca-Cola accused of illegal mapping in China

Marketplace Contributor Mar 13, 2013
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BBC World Service

Caught in the cross fire? Coca-Cola accused of illegal mapping in China

Marketplace Contributor Mar 13, 2013
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The government of the Yunnan province in Western China is going after Coca-Cola. Officials say the company has been illegally mapping the province with GPS devices.

The BBC’s John Sudworth in Shanghai joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to explain the charges and whether they represent larger tensions between China and the U.S.

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