------ Kunden in einem Geschäft der Fast-Food-Kette Xiabu Xiabu in Peking, China, 27. September 2016. Es war nicht der erste Vorfall von Ratten in Chine
--FILE--Customers shop at a store of fast-food chain Xiabu Xiabu in Beijing, China, 27 September 2016. It wasn't the first incident of rats in Chinese hot pot ª recall Haidilao's rodent-infested kitchens ª and it's unlikely to be the last. When a pregnant women found a rat in her broth at fast-food chain Xiabu Xiabu in September, video of the soupy creature went viral. Xiabu Xiabu's stock tanked, but recovered within weeks. Tech giant Tencent later published a finance article titled "Rat found in hot pot broth ª is Xiabu Xiabu still worth buying after its valuation drop?" All seemed quiet thereafter. But it emerged today that Xiabu Xiabu is in fact suing Tencent over the article. According to a Beijing court, a lawyer for the restaurant chain sent a letter to Tencent in November demanding the article's removal, due to "inaccurate depictions" of the brand. It is not known what those inaccuracies are, and Xiabu Xiabu has not denied the rat incident. Xiabu Xiabu says Tencent¯s refusal to remove the article has further damaged its reputation, according to a notice published by Beijing Haidian District Court on Monday, which is reviewing the case.
