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Chinese guests banned from hotels in India’s capital after border clash
- The Delhi Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association said the decision was to ‘support our government in this warlike situation with China’
- The ban is largely symbolic as travel restrictions because of the coronavirus have seen foreign visitor numbers to India dwindle
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One of New Delhi’s main hotel associations said on Thursday that its members are barring Chinese guests, as calls for a boycott of Chinese goods gather pace following a border clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers.
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The June 15 battle was the first time troops have died in combat along the Asian giants’ Himalayan border in 45 years, and has been followed by a build-up of forces even as talks continue.
Sandeep Khandelwal, president of the Delhi Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association, said the decision covering 75,000 hotel rooms in the Indian capital was to “support our government in this warlike situation with China”.
“Why should we allow them to earn money from India?” Khandelwal said.
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Indians call for boycott of Chinese goods after deadly border clash with China
Indians call for boycott of Chinese goods after deadly border clash with China
The association, which represents mostly three- and four-star hotels, will also encourage members to stop using Chinese products.
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Although almost 300,000 Chinese visited India in 2018, the boycott is largely symbolic as travel restrictions because of the coronavirus have seen foreign visitor numbers dwindle.
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