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From Badge to Bankbook: What JD’s First Courier Reveals About Labour, Welfare and Brand Strategy in China’s E‑commerce Boom
JD Logistics’ first courier, Jin Yicai, has retired with property, savings of over RMB1 million and a monthly pension of about RMB4,000, a profile JD has publicised to highlight its direct‑hire, welfare‑oriented logistics model. The story underscores JD’s strategy of higher labour costs in exchange for employee stability and brand advantage, contrasting with the outsourced, gig‑style labour common elsewhere in China’s parcel industry.
China’s Top Economist Says 2026 Is a Renters’ Market — and Urges Policy Shifts on Pensions, Gold and Quant Trading
Veteran economist Li Xunlei told attendees at a Beijing forum that China’s housing market has not finished adjusting and that, for many households, renting in 2026 may be preferable to buying. He urged tighter rules on high-frequency quantitative trading, endorsed gold as a hedge, and proposed targeted fiscal measures — including higher rural pensions and food vouchers — to shore up consumption.