Fearing risk of tainted local rice, some Chinese are turning to a more expensive Japanese alternative.
First it was European infant formula, then New Zealand milk. Now Chinese consumers are adding Japanese rice to the list of everyday foods they will bring in from abroad at luxury-good prices because they fear the local alternatives aren't safe.
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