Xi Jinping Restaurant in South Korea Vandalized

Matichon•International•6d ago

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Four Chinese suspects vandalized a restaurant named Xi Jinping in Seongnam, South Korea, before fleeing the country.

•Four masked Chinese men aged 20-40 attacked the Xi Jinping restaurant on September 24.
•The restaurant is located in Seongnam, south of Seoul, South Korea.
•The suspects fled to Shanghai and Yantai in Shandong Province, China, after the attack.
•South Korean police plan to request INTERPOL Red Notices for the suspects.

•The Xi Jinping restaurant in Seongnam has been open for 8 years and serves various Chinese and South Korean dishes.
•On September 24, four masked men entered the Xi Jinping restaurant in the early morning to destroy property and spray lacquer paint.
•The owner of Xi Jinping restaurant reported receiving numerous calls and financial offers to change the restaurant's name since last year, increasing in August due to news of President Xi Jinping's potential visit for an APEC summit in South Korea.
•The owner of Xi Jinping restaurant stated the name was chosen to make it the best Chinese restaurant in South Korea, not for political intentions.
•The attack caused damages estimated at 15,000 million won or approximately 372,000 baht.
•The Xi Jinping restaurant reopened on Tuesday, September 29, after being closed for 5 days, with the owner considering a name change.
•South Korean police believe the four suspects flew back to Shanghai and Yantai in Shandong Province, China.
•South Korean police plan to request INTERPOL Red Notices to assist in the detention of the four Chinese suspects for extradition processes.

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Owner of Xi Jinping Restaurant

"People claiming to do business in China offered large sums of money in exchange for changing the name and continued to persist."

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Xi Jinping(สี จิ้นผิง)ℹ️

The President of China and the person after whom the restaurant was named.

Chosun Daily(โชซอนเดลี)

A media outlet in South Korea that reported the incident.

Intellectual Property Ministry of South Korea(กระทรวงทรัพย์สินทางปัญญาของเกาหลีใต้)

The government body that dismissed a complaint regarding the Xi Jinping Special Rice menu.

INTERPOL(อินเตอร์โพล (INTERPOL))ℹ️

The International Criminal Police Organization.

Seongnam(เมืองซองนัม)ℹ️

A city south of Seoul in South Korea where the Xi Jinping restaurant is located.

Seoul(กรุงโซล)ℹ️

The capital city of South Korea.

South Korea(เกาหลีใต้)ℹ️

The country where the incident occurred.

Shanghai(เซี่ยงไฮ้)ℹ️

A city in China where one of the suspects is believed to have fled.

Yantai(เมืองเยียนไถ)ℹ️

A city in Shandong Province, China, where one of the suspects is believed to have fled.

Shandong Province(มณฑลซานตง)ℹ️

A province in China where Yantai is located.