Police have ordered budget hotels in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou to reject guests from five predominantly Muslim countries, say media reports.
Since March, low-end hotels have been receiving police notices that order them to turn away guests from Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Afghanistan, reports Reuters.
China’s Foreign Ministry said it had never heard of the policy, said the report.
But several budget hotels told the wire agency that they had received the police notices as early as March.
"I'm not clear of the reason. We just can't take them," said a hotel worker.
All of the countries listed have suffered numerous terrorist attacks in the past few years or are currently undergoing serious conflict.
