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After the Chinese restaurant “Xi Jinping” in Bundang District, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, changed its name following a store vandalism incident by a group of Chinese nationals, it also became known that “Myeolgong Banjeom” in Hwaseong was asked by a Chinese customer in the past to change its name and was threatened.
According to Channel A, the Chinese restaurant “Myeolgong Banjeom” in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, was asked two years ago by a Chinese customer to change the store’s name.
The restaurant said the customer asked to take down the signboard, saying “I will pay.” When the owner refused, the customer reportedly returned to the restaurant later and made threatening remarks.
The restaurant said the customer said things like “Think of your family” and “A gun is always aiming at the bird in that forest, be careful.” The customer also reportedly said, “I am someone dispatched from over there. Even if I don’t come here, we can send as many people like me here as we want.”
The restaurant reported the man to police. On Apr. after mediation by investigators, the complaint was withdrawn on the condition of receiving 4.5 million won from the man.
The owner, after learning of the recent lacquer attack at a Chinese restaurant in Bundang, said the owner feels afraid whenever Chinese customers visit.
Prosecutors are reviewing whether to indict the man on a charge of intimidation.
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