Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
A restaurant in South Korea named after Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been vandalised by a group of Chinese nationals who fled home right after the attack, police say.
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police → publish → attack
Surveillance footage from the restaurant in Seongnam, a city south of Seoul, shows four masked men storming the premises in the early hours of 24 September, smashing furniture and spraying lacquer.
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men → show → lacquer
The restaurant's owner told local media he picked the name Xi Jinping because he "wanted it to be the best Chinese restaurant [in South Korea]".
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it → tell → Korea
He added that "There was no political intent".
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He → add → ?
The restaurant has been running for eight years but only began getting demands for a name change over the past year, The Chosun Daily reported.
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Daily → run → year
The owner said that in August last year, when news broke that Xi would be attending the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Summit in South Korea, he received dozens of phone calls relating to these demands.
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he → say → demands
Some people even offered money, he said.
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he → offer → money
"People claiming to run businesses in China proposed large sums if we changed the name," he told The Chosun Daily.
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he → claim → Daily
In April this year, someone filed a complaint with South Korea's Ministry of Intellectual Property regarding a dish on the restaurant's menu called Xi Jinping Special Rice, but the ministry eventually closed the case, finding no issues.
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ministry → file → issues
The owner said last week's attack was the largest one he's experienced over the past year, telling local media the property damage amounted to about 15 million won ($11,100; £8,400).
Xi Jinping restaurant closed for five days following the attack and reopened on Tuesday.
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restaurant → say → Tuesday
The owner says his team is now considering a new name for the eatery.
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team → say → eatery
Police on Tuesday said the four suspects were Chinese men between the ages of 20 and 40.
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suspects → say → 20
After the attack they are believed to have fled to Shanghai and Yantai, a city in China's Shandong province.
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they → believe → province
Police say they are planning to request red notices from Interpol for the four men.
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they → say → men
These are not arrest warrants, but rather requests to police around the world to detain someone pending extradition.
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These → detain → extradition
Xi Jinping restaurant serves a wide range of Chinese dishes, although its menu also includes some South Korean offerings, according to screenshots shared online.
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menu → serve → screenshots
Google reviewers have given it an average score of four out of five stars.
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reviewers → give → stars
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