U.S. invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter

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1 of 4 | Chinese dancers dressed in colorful costumes perform for a crowd at an international fashion mall during the National Day holiday in Beijing on October 7, 2020. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo Jan. 5 (UPI) -- On a recent research trip to China, I wandered through the Oasis Mall in suburban Shanghai. Like many Chinese shopping centers, this complex was filled with empty stores that reflected the end of China's 30-year-long economic expansion. But there also were surprises. Along a stretch of the mall's interior walkway, a cluster of parents and grandparents sat on...