A Chinese restaurant in South Korea has decided to close operations after reports that it served as a covert Chinese police station allegedly used by Beijing to suppress dissidents overseas.
The restaurant, which is located in Gangnam city of Seoul, has denied the allegations. Its official said the eatery will end operations by next month and that its closure was not related to the reports, Yonhap News Agency reported.
“The planned closure is not related to the news on secret police stations. We’ll be closing business because a yearlong lawsuit is now over,” the restaurant’s official said, adding that it received an eviction request by Jan. 1….