China's courier sector achieves milestone delivery volume

China's courier sector saw its delivery volume exceed 100 billion parcels as of Tuesday, which is 71 days earlier than in 2023, with monthly average business volume and revenues hitting record highs, according to the State Post Bureau.

This milestone has come amid the ongoing expansion of the courier business, said the bureau. So far this year, the average monthly parcel volume has exceeded 13 billion, and the average monthly business income of the sector has topped 100 billion yuan (about 13.94 billion U.S. dollars).

The courier market is seeing accelerated growth in the central and western regions of the country, with improving industry-wide infrastructure, more efficient connection between the place of origin and the consumer market, better integrated cold-chain logistics and two-way flows of parcels in rural areas.

The latest data showed that the delivery volume in rural areas of China has gained a 10-fold increase in the past decade. So far China has built more than 1,200 county-level public delivery service centers and more than 300,000 village-level delivery logistics comprehensive service stations, forming a relatively complete rural delivery logistics system.

"We have stepped up the construction of delivery logistics system in rural areas and diversified the development of services. The convenient and efficient delivery service network has gradually become an important channel to promote the circulation of urban and rural products. As China’s economy continues to pick up and consumer demand remains strong, the express delivery industry has actively tapped into new fields such as factory services, tourism services, and event services, with the market size expanding steadily. The progress highlights the prosperity and vitality of China's express delivery market and the continuous improvement of development quality and efficiency, and moreover shows the vitality and resilience of China's economy," said Wang Yuehan, an official with the bureau.

China's courier sector achieves milestone delivery volume

China's courier sector achieves milestone delivery volume

China's top political advisor Wang Huning on Friday urged political advisors to intensify research and consultation to offer valuable suggestions for advancing the cause of people with disabilities.

Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made these remarks while presiding over a biweekly consultation session of the national committee.

Wang underlined that ensuring a happy and fulfilling life for people with disabilities is an essential requirement for promoting Chinese modernization.

He called upon political advisors to focus on the new situations and challenges in advancing the cause for such individuals while urging more targeted and practical proposals based on thorough investigations and research.

Democratic oversight should be strengthened to ensure the effective implementation of policies supporting those with disabilities, Wang noted.

Several national political advisors also made their remarks during the session. They called for efforts to create unobstructed career development pathways for people with disabilities, advance research and application of assistive technologies, and enhance the quality of public services to continuously improve their quality of life.

China's top political advisor stresses boosting services for people with disabilities