商品簡介
Delivering modernity is a book that traces the chronological development of the postal industry based on different people's stories. It describes the work of dauntless postal workers and covers the birth, rise, and growth of the express delivery industry. It serves as a reminder of moments like when the first EMS mail was sent in 1980, or when Wang Wei, Nie Tengfei and Chen Ping, starting their individual businesses in 1993 and marveled at the trains, buses and ferries loaded with parcels. In 2009, the Postal Law was promulgated to establish the legal status of private express delivery enterprises. China's express delivery industry today achieves an annual volume of 50 billion packages. The Ubiquitous Express reviews issues such as the separation of postal services from telecommunications services, the separation of government functions from enterprise operations, and the implementation of the Postal Law. After enduring tough times, China's express delivery industry still brimmed with vitality, with seven Chinese private express giants that have gone public. Dreams in hand, enterprises within the express delivery industry left the areas they originated from and went around the world. Starting from Beijing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, they strove to make progress, providing China with ubiquitous express delivery services. This book chronicles the hardships and struggles of China's express delivery industry and presents readers with precious first-hand information about that industry through 45 biographical stories.
