Han media: "No Chinese customers", district office head responds to the controversy at Seongsu-dong cafe
Recently, a popular cafe in Seongsu-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, issued a notice saying "No Chinese customers," which sparked public debate. After that, the district office head responded by saying, "We will do our best to persuade the shop."
On the 27th, a netizen asked, "There is a discriminatory shop in Seongdong-gu. Is there no way to punish it?" Seongdong-gu District Mayor Jeong Woon-woo made the above response on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
Jeong Woon-woo said, "I also deeply agree with your concern," and "Seongsu-dong is not only favored by Korean tourists but is also becoming a representative tourist destination of South Korea that attracts many foreign tourists. We will do our best to persuade the shop."
Previously, the cafe posted an announcement on its Instagram account saying, "we do not accept Chinese guests." After that, a Chinese internet celebrity released a video condemning the cafe's actions as racist, and the controversy spread further.
The Chinese internet celebrity henry condemned, "This is the most racist cafe I have seen in South Korea," and "I don't understand why they hate our country so much."
Source: Chosun Ilbo
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1847199117835280/
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