Overview
- Xi Jinping met delivery couriers in Beijing on Feb. 10 and told them he was paying close attention to their situation, according to official reports.
- Xinhua and CCTV published accounts and images of the meeting on Feb. 11, amplifying the leadership’s message of appreciation.
- Coverage characterized the overture as an effort to ease growing dissatisfaction among delivery workers facing harsh conditions.
- Authorities have begun drafting standards that would limit when couriers can accept orders, signaling concrete policy movement.
- Tensions have been elevated since large courier protests in Changsha in December, where police intervened and grievances surfaced publicly.