And you thought rising gas prices were a major problem to the economy?? I give you China's Noodle Wars. Complete with noodle cartels, price gouging, and price fixing!
Then a day after the increase in Anning, The Western Economic Daily broke a major scandal: "The Beef Noodle Price Hike, a Price-Fixing Scheme." The paper documented a coordinated pricing scheme, led by a small group of noodle shop owners, who had made threats against any owners who resisted.
In fact, read the article and substitute "gasoline" for "noodles" and it's pretty funny.
Actually, that makes it much less funny.