Dark side of the mooncakes China’s war of graft hits high-end pastries

Gold-encrusted mooncakes stuffed with shark’s fin are out of favour ahead of this week’s mid-autumn festival in China after a crackdown on corruption killed off demand for such lavish pastries - long used as a way to bribe officials.

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