‘Some Chinese are too annoying’ says Chinese shop that bans Chinese people from entering

Harry Readhead for Metro.co.ukWednesday 26 Nov 2014 5:26 pm

The shop’s owners have been told to ‘Get out of China’ (Picture: AFP)

A Chinese clothes shop has sparked a racism row by banning Chinese customers from its premises.

The shop, which is located on the Yabao Road in Beijing, posted a sign saying ‘Chinese not admitted. Staff excluded’ on their front door, prompting a large number of complaints from nearby residents.

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But according to the Beijing Youth Daily, the shop owners are unapologetic about their ‘racism’, saying the wholesale store mainly caters to foreign customers.

‘We don’t want to hang up the sign in the first place and let people think we Chinese look down upon ourselves. But some Chinese customers are too annoying,’ one salesman told the paper.

Some media outlets have pointed to similarities with an infamous sign from the early 1900s (Picture: Getty Images)

‘Chinese women often try lots of clothes but end up buying nothing.’

Most of the businesses on the road – which is located in the embassy district – cater to Russian traders, but many Chinese have taken to the internet to express their anger at the ‘Chinese not admitted’ sign.