April 2016

Best, fastest, most, greatest… Superlatives in China

March 24, a southern newspaper reported that because of the words “Hangzhou’s best fried snack shop” on Tangchaolizi packaging bags, the Xihu District Market Supervisory Authority decided that the advertisement violated the Chinese Advertising Law. The sugar fried chestnut shop’s boss was fined 元200,000. The punishment sparked controversy. A common view is that such a …

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