Luckin Coffee Scandal Is New Warning for Investors in Chinese Companies

Chinese coffeehouse chain Luckin Coffee announced on April 2 that it had “fabricated” hundreds of millions of dollars in sales figures after an internal investigation.
Luckin Coffee Scandal Is New Warning for Investors in Chinese Companies
A deliveryman walks past a closed Luckin Coffee store in Beijing, China on Feb. 7, 2020. Reuters/Jason Lee
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Chinese coffeehouse chain Luckin Coffee announced on April 2 following an internal investigation that it had “fabricated” hundreds of millions of dollars in sales.

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