Japanese Tourist Says Turpan Restaurant Refused Her Service Over Nationality; Police Say Restaurant May Choose Its Customers
On October 1, a Japanese tourist posted that while dining at a restaurant in Turpan, Xinjiang, she was refused service and thrown out by the owner because of her Japanese nationality, even though she had eaten at the same restaurant normally the day before; after she called the police, officers who arrived said the restaurant has the right to choose its customers and cannot be forced to cook for them.