Click on this link to read a Washington Post story/photos (7-18-11) about the rapid rise in popularity of fast foods and now, doughnut shops, in Chinese cities. Are sugar and caffeine the nutrients by which high tech affluent societies thrive? Is the flow of such substances (along with cheap fast food) a necessary ingredient, like electricity, internet access, or clean water, for economic development ala 21st century forms of life? Does Krispy Kreme sound the final death knoll of traditional Chinese culture?
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