Letters

The secret of junk food's success

My daughter has a penchant for junk food. She is just like millions of other Chinese youngsters who love Western junk food.

Chatting leisurely in a low voice, surfing the Internet, biting into a Big Mac, all with soft Western music playing in the background - the atmosphere couldn't be more romantic and catching for youngsters. It is far removed from our familiar Chinese snack bars. Unlike Chinese restaurants, it is hard to find people shouting, spitting or littering in Western fast food outlets.