The overall scale of China express demonstration cities has expanded to 41.
Sixteen cities were approved to create the third batch of "China Express Demonstration Cities".
According to Lin Hu, spokesperson of the State Post Bureau and deputy director of the Market Supervision Department (presiding), at the regular press conference of the State Post Bureau in the first quarter of 2023, the State Post Bureau has agreed in principle to establish the third batch of "China Express Demonstration Cities" in 16 cities including Langfang, and the overall scale of China Express Demonstration Cities has been expanded to 41. Since the establishment, it has not only effectively mobilized the enthusiasm of the city people’s government, but also formed a number of effective practices for the high-quality development of the express delivery industry, which has provided more favorable conditions for the development of the express delivery industry, realized the improvement of the quality and efficiency of development, and played a good role in demonstrating and leading.
Lin Hu said that since 2016, the creation of China Express Demonstration City has moved from exploration to deepening, from initial formation to standardization. Up to now, three batches of China Express Demonstration City have been organized, which were launched in 2016, 2019 and 2022 respectively. Recently, through the procedures of city application, provincial recommendation, expert scoring and public announcement, the State Post Bureau has agreed in principle that 16 cities, including Langfang, Lianyungang, Suqian, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Anqing, Fuyang, Jinan, Weifang, Dezhou, Shangqiu, Jingzhou, Foshan, Zhongshan, Nanning and Chengdu, will be the third batch of China express delivery demonstration cities to carry out new batch of creation activities. Together with the first batch of 10 cities and the second batch of 15 cities that passed the re-evaluation, the overall scale has been expanded to 41. The city covers 15 provinces (regions) in the east, middle and west, including provincial capitals such as Shenyang and Hangzhou, as well as some important regional hub cities such as Langfang and Luohe. There are cities with large express delivery business such as Yiwu and Jieyang, as well as cities with distinctive express delivery development such as Ezhou and Nanning.
Lin Hu pointed out that in recent years, after the approval of the city’s participation in the demonstration creation, the State Post Bureau paid attention to strengthening the process management, and guided all localities to improve the creation measures in time and improve the quality of the creation work by issuing annual work points, organizing mid-term evaluation, and re-evaluating after the expiration. The assessment found that the demonstration cities actively implemented the requirements of the establishment work, issued a large number of policies to support the development of the express delivery industry, constantly solved the development problems of urban express delivery, and formed many good experiences and practices, which effectively promoted the high-quality development of the express delivery industry and achieved good results. Each demonstration city combines its location advantages and industrial characteristics, puts forward development measures according to local conditions, develops its own characteristics, and the express delivery business continues to grow at a high speed. The data shows that in 2021, the express delivery business in 25 demonstration cities reached 46.81 billion pieces, accounting for 43.2% of the country. From 2019 to 2021, 25 demonstration cities achieved an average annual growth of 31.3% in express delivery business and 22.6% in business income. At the same time, while paying attention to the development of the express delivery industry, all demonstration cities effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of couriers, and actively promote couriers to give priority to work-related injury insurance, so that couriers can feel more at ease on the job. In addition, the "two in and one out" projects in various demonstration cities have achieved remarkable results. Dalian, Liaoning invested 4.2 million yuan for the work of "express delivery into the village" to fully promote the development of rural express delivery. Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, carried out the construction of digital projects such as "Rural Digital Post Station" to promote the high-quality development of "Express Delivery into the Village". Shenyang, Liaoning focuses on cultivating the linkage mode of "incoming logistics" with local characteristics.Upgrade the service of the million-level express service manufacturing project. Fuzhou, Fujian will build a bridgehead for delivery to Taiwan, and rely on the infrastructure construction project of Fuzhou’s postal cooperation with Taiwan to build a "sea+air" channel to Taiwan. Xi ‘an, Shaanxi Province guides the delivery enterprises to actively serve and integrate into the "Belt and Road" construction, and promotes the normal development of the China-Europe train Changan.
According to the Measures for Evaluation and Management of Express Demonstration Cities in China, the establishment of express demonstration cities in China adheres to the principle of voluntary application, paying attention to development effectiveness and implementing dynamic management, and is carried out once every three years. The main bodies of the express delivery demonstration city are sub-provincial cities, prefecture-level administrative regions and administrative regions (counties) under the jurisdiction of municipalities directly under the Central Government. Interested in creating a demonstration city of express delivery, it is necessary to establish and improve the leadership mechanism for the creation of a demonstration city, submit a formal application to the provincial postal administration department in the name of the city people’s government, and submit the application materials as required. After that, the postal administration will organize the selection work according to the procedures. According to the current work rhythm, according to the plan, the next organizational evaluation will be carried out in 2025.
Lin Hu said that to apply for the establishment of a demonstration city of express delivery in China, we should not only have a clear will, but also meet some necessary conditions. First, the development strategy of express delivery industry is clear and clear. For example, the city people’s government should attach great importance to the development of the express delivery industry, have an accurate positioning of the express delivery industry, and have carried out some powerful work in planning and policies, and formed good experience. Second, the development of express delivery industry has reached a certain level. For example, the scale of urban express delivery business in different regions should meet the corresponding standards, and the industry should maintain a positive development trend. Third, the express service network is relatively sound. Whether it is the "last mile" construction of urban express delivery terminal or the construction of rural express delivery service network, it is necessary to achieve good results, the infrastructure is relatively perfect, and it is more convenient for people to use express delivery services. Fourth, the coordinated development of industries has achieved good results. Express industry should cooperate with e-commerce, advanced manufacturing and modern agriculture, and have a good connection with comprehensive transportation.