On October 9, the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission released the list of courageous warriors for the third quarter of 2026. A comprehensive review was conducted based on the prominence of typical heroic deeds, online attention, and local legal confirmation and declaration opinions. A total of 79 brave warriors were notified of commendations and rewards, including three Meituan riders including Guo Yabin, Yu Rongxian, and Cheng Jianfeng. Previously, many Meituan pioneer riders such as Zhang Mengmeng, Lei Lei, and Deng Yaqun have appeared on the list. Public reports show that the riders on the list this time, Guo Yabin and Yu Rongxian, have previously won special awards from Meituan for "Being Brave in the Righteousness" and were awarded the title of "Pioneer Rider". In response to this, Meituan said that thanks to the social recognition, Meituan will also increase the rewards for riders' "good people and good deeds" and "brave acts of justice", and provide protection for riders' good deeds through the payment of bonuses, professional training and other measures. Riders do not need to worry about timeouts and other issues when doing good people and good deeds on a daily basis. The platform will do a good job of ensuring safety.
The two riders on the list this time, Guo Yabin and Yu Rongxian, are from Shanxi and Qinghai respectively. Yu Rongxian is 21 years old. He joined Meituan in April 2026 as a special delivery rider, while Guo Yabin has been riding in Meituan for nearly three years. His outstanding deeds have been widely reported by the media. They have both been awarded the honor of "Pioneer Rider" by Meituan, and received special incentive funds for "good people and good deeds" and "brave deeds for justice". In addition, Cheng Jianfeng registered as a crowdsourcing rider on Meituan in June this year. At noon on June 9, a refrigerator loaded on a freight vehicle caught fire near a bus gas station on Gulou North Street, Yaodu District, Linfen City. Rider Guo Yabin, who was delivering orders, passed by. He immediately stopped and took the fire extinguisher from the crowd, and used three fire extinguishers in succession to suppress the fire. The surrounding people then joined the firefighting effort, and everyone worked together to put out the open flames. On the evening of August 18, when Yu Rongxian was delivering food by bicycle and passed the gate of Jinniu Community in Chengdong District, Xining City, he found a man holding a knife and confronting a fruit vendor. He stopped the car and pushed the electric car towards the man holding the knife from the side and rear, and the knife was released immediately. Yu Rongxian and the people at the scene subdued the man and handed him over to the public security police for disposal.
▲Guo Yabin was invited to participate in Meituan’s 2026 717 Knight Festival and was awarded the honor of “Rider Model”
▲Meituan awarded Yu Rongxian a pioneer rider certificate of honor and a special incentive fund
The reporter combed through and found that Meituan riders frequently appeared in major domestic lists of "good people and good deeds" and "brave acts of justice". Among them, Si Zhaotian was awarded the title of "Hubei Good Person" in the fourth quarter of 2024 for rescuing the unconscious injured in a car accident; Deng Yaqun was selected into the "China's Good Person List" for the fourth quarter of 2025 released by the Central Office of Spiritual Civilization Construction for twice running into a sea of fire to save people; Data provided by Meituan shows that as of September, more than 580 riders nationwide have received special commendations from the platform for "acting bravely for justice" and "good people and good deeds" by the platform in 2026, an increase of more than 140% compared with the same period last year.
The good deeds of riders are not accidental. The reporter learned that Meituan has a corresponding guarantee system for "pioneer riders". In recent years, Meituan has continued to improve the "rewards + protection + training" guarantee system to promote the professionalization and honor system of riders - rewards for pioneer riders of up to 100,000 yuan, exemption appeal channels for good people and good deeds, exception orders, online firefighting training with a total of more than 5 million people, and 50+ offline first aid drills every year, which together constitute the confidence of riders to "dare to save". In addition, Meituan regularly holds "Pioneer Rider Commendation Meetings" to pay tribute to every ordinary person who steps forward with an institutionalized honor system. This year's first and second quarter commendation meetings were held in Zhengzhou and Beijing respectively, and the third quarter commendation meeting will be held in Hangzhou in October.
