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The tech company is involved in more than just TikTok and Jinri Toutiao.

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After Luckin's crash, the strongest challenger to Starbucks in China might be a tea company.

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As coffee consumption increases in China, domestic brands compete to bring caffeination to the masses.

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2020 has been a tumultuous year for Luckin Coffee, which is holding on to a thread as an accounting scandal now threatens the firm with delisting.

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