Restaurant adds spice to dispute with Japan
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Wearing a camouflage flak jacket at a counter shaped like a Chinese aircraft carrier, the manager of Beijing鈥檚 Diaoyu Islands Malatang Noodle Shop insists nevertheless that Japanese friends are welcome.
The two countries are at loggerheads over the East China Sea islets.
Owner Lu He鈥檚 nationalist fervor is evident throughout the restaurant, replete with replica machine guns and national flags and a central counter modeled on China鈥檚 first aircraft carrier the Liaoning.
鈥淲e just have our stance,鈥 he said, gesturing towards the heart behind his fake body armor. 鈥淭he Diaoyu Islands belong to China, and this claim is made with our patriotic passion.鈥
His wife and co-owner Zhang Yanchunzi, dressed in a military officer鈥檚 tunic, added: 鈥溾楧iaoyu Islands belong to China鈥 was a phrase engraved deeply on our minds when we were young kids. So this matter is quite important to me, and to Chinese people.鈥
Lu is embroiled in a row with his property managers. He says they removed an advertising board for fear it could harm relations with Japanese tenants.
鈥淚t was not like what other (restaurants) said, 鈥楯apanese people and dogs are not allowed to enter鈥,鈥 Lu said. 鈥淲e welcome people from abroad, including Japanese friends.鈥
Customers eating delicacies including 鈥淒iaoyu hand grenades鈥 (banana fritters) and 鈥淒iaoyu heavy artillery鈥 (sweet potato balls) said they supported the manager.
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