Chinese e-commerce benefits from coronavirus

For many Chinese people who have been locked up for weeks, the only link with the outside world is a delivery man in a canary yellow jacket with the kangaroo logo, emblem of Meituan, leader in home delivery. At all hours of the day and - almost - of the night, an army of delivery men crisscrossed the empty avenues of Chinese megalopolises, bringing essential food, ready meals, masks and hand sanitizer to a population walled up at home.

Most of the buildings have organized a collection center. To enter, each delivery person is ordered to show a clear mark: standard temperature and ticket stating that the package has been disinfected before delivery. Where deliverers cannot go, in the countryside or in certain parts of the city of Wuhan, the distributor JD.com offers a solution by drone or even delivery by autonomous vehicle: a small white car which can carry 30 packages and shine over 5 kilometers. Solutions tested for a year but

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