The US invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter
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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!-->…