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China Calls for Mass Boycott of Japan’s APA Hotel Over ‘Nanjing Massacre’

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NewsHubChina has ordered all its tour agencies as well as tourists to boycott a prominent Japanese hotel, after it refused to remove a controversial book from its guest room that claims ‘Nanjing Massacre’ was a complete fabrication.   
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The China National Tourism Administration spokesman described APA Hotel Group’s decision to store the controversial book as an « an open provocation to Chinese tourists.  »
« We demand that all operators with international tours and online platforms completely stop all cooperation with this hotel, » spokesman Zhang said.
He then also urged Chinese tourists, who are either vacationing or have plans to visit Japan, to completely boycott the hotel chain. The APA Hotel Group told CNN via mail that Chinese tourists have already started cancelling their reservations, but claimed the impact on its business has been minimum, arguing that booking by other foreign nationalities is continuing smoothly.

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