Surprise visit fuels craze for ‘Uncle Xi combo’
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A SURPRISE visit by President Xi Jinping to a Beijing steamed bun restaurant has sparked a bun craze, with customers lining up by the hundreds to order food and take photos at the table where he ate.
Xi surprised patrons and restaurant staff when he visited the eatery on Saturday, paid for his food, carried his own tray and happily chatted with customers.
While common in Western countries, such impromptu interactions are unusual for senior Chinese officials.
At lunchtime the day after Xi’s visit, more than 400 people waited for a taste of the “Uncle Xi combo” as customers took to calling the pork and onion buns, pig liver and intestines soup and stir-fried greens, the Beijing Morning Post said in a report.
Customers waited in line for 40 minutes for their food and a photo in front of Xi’s table, the paper said.
Since coming to power as president in March, Xi has demanded officials cut down on waste and extravagance and get closer to the people, as part of a broader campaign to root out pervasive corruption.
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