Looking at the "chess game" of regional coordinated development from the perspective of express delivery flow (reading)

A set of data recently released by the State Post Bureau is eye-catching: from January to September this year, the express delivery business volume in the central and western regions accounted for more than 30%, reaching 31.2%, a new high for the same period in the past three years. The industry development pattern of "stability in the east, growth in the east, and speed in the west" is clearer.

The express delivery industry is connected to production and consumption, and is a "barometer" of economic performance. Changes in business volume data reflect changes in express delivery flows, providing a fresh perspective on understanding the resilience and vitality of China's economy.

Changes in express delivery flow reflect the vitality of regional coordinated development.

In the past, logistics had distinct characteristics of "strong in the east and weak in the west", with industries clustering along the eastern coast, consumption active, and express logistics highly concentrated.

"Imbalance is common, and a relative balance must be promoted in development." After years of development, the e-commerce "free shipping area" continues to expand westward, the express delivery network continues to extend to remote areas, and more good products from the west go out of the mountains and go to the world... China's express delivery industry has entered a new stage of shifting and upgrading. Business volume in the central and western regions has grown strongly, and has become a new engine driving industry growth.

Behind this shift, the pace of industrial gradient transfer is sonorous and powerful. In Baoshan City, Yunnan, express delivery is entering the factory, helping coffee to cross the mountains and seas; in Minning Town, Yinchuan, Ningxia, e-commerce is sinking, driving the upward trend of agricultural products... Manufacturing capacity and e-commerce industry are deployed on-site, from "only in but no out" to "all in and out", and the parcel revenue-to-investment ratio in the central and western regions has steadily increased. The increasingly strong industrial foundation continues to stimulate regional development vitality and demonstrates the deep space of the great country's economy.

The smooth flow of express delivery demonstrates the potential of the ultra-large-scale market.

The ability of parcels to cross mountains and reach north and south cannot be achieved in a vacuum. It depends on the connection of facilities and the opening of congestion points. It can be said that the smooth arrival of every package is a microscopic footnote to market integration.

Innovating the transit and consolidation model, "e-commerce westward expansion" continues to advance; weaving and tightening the rural road network, allowing express delivery to penetrate more deeply into villages... A more complete three-level logistics system in counties and rural areas will accelerate the release of consumption potential in sinking markets. Macroscopic data supports this: In the first three quarters, the retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas grew 1.4 percentage points faster than that in urban areas.

"Only when coordinated development of urban and rural areas and regions is achieved, the domestic circulation space can be broader and the quality can be more sufficient." The more balanced express flow in the east, middle and west is a strong confirmation of the in-depth advancement of the national unified market and the continued release of the advantages of the ultra-large market.

Full of energy, great potential, and bright prospects. "Six Nets" is an important move in the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan". Among them, logistics network construction has changed from blueprints to construction drawings: the "Logistics Network Construction Implementation Plan" issued not long ago adheres to the goal orientation and promotes the transformation and upgrading of logistics infrastructure from "distribution of points and smooth lines" to "chains and networks".

Coordinating the arteries and microcirculation, coordinating the logistics network and industrial chain, an efficient and smooth logistics network covering urban and rural areas, connecting the east and west, will surely help the central and western regions better integrate into the construction of a unified national market and inject stronger development momentum into the coordinated development of the region.

"Small parcels" travel in more directions and generate greater traffic, witnessing the new logistics speed, consumption breadth and industrial depth of China's economy.