Xi expresses serious concerns over US interference in China's internal affairs

04:39, December 21, 2019

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  China's express delivery sector handles over 60 bln parcels in 2019

  BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) - Chinas courier industry has delivered a total of 60 billion parcels in 2019 as of Monday morning, according to real-time monitoring data from the State Post Bureau (SPB).(File photo)The figures indicate that the number of per capita express packages exceeded 42 this year.Chinas express delivery market has posted continuous expansion in recent years, with 20,000 express delivery enterprises and more than 3 million employees, said Feng Lihu, spokesperson with the SPB.Over 30,000 express delivery outlets have been set up in townships across the country so far, covering 96 percent of all such localities, the SPBs data showed.

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  Facebook to tackle efforts to interfere with 2020 US census

  (Photo: AP)Facebook plans to clamp down on attempts to use its services to interfere with the 2020 U.S. census, including the posting of misleading information about when and how to participate, who can participate and what happens when people do.Facebook and other social media companies have been trying to tackle misinformation on their services, especially ahead of next year’s US presidential elections. They already have similar policies around voter suppression, banning misleading information about when and where to vote, for instance.Facebook said Thursday it will prohibit advertisements that portray taking part in the census as “useless or meaningless” or that encourage people not to participate. The company also said it will try to identify and remove misleading census posts before people see them. But it will also remove any posts it misses after the fact, using both technology and humans to spot violations. The company said it will begin enforcing the census policy in January.The census, which happens every 10 years, is crucial to determining how many representatives a state gets in Congress and which states and cities get billions of dollars in federal funding for roads, health care, low-income programs and other projects. The results of the 2020 census also will be used to redraw electoral maps.Civil rights leaders worry that misinformation that discourages immigrants and minorities from participating in the census or voting could lead to those populations being underrepresented in key government decisions for years. Misinformation could include warnings of deportation to discourate Latinos from participating, even thoughfederal law prohibitsthe Census Bureau from sharing census data, including with law enforcement and immigration officials.Rashad Robinson, president of civil rights group Color of Change, which has pushed Facebook to combat racism and misinformation, called Facebook’s new policy “welcome progress.” But Robinson said the p...

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  Express delivery sector handles over 60b parcels in 2019

  Chinas courier industry has delivered a total of 60 billion parcels in 2019 as of Monday morning, according to real-time monitoring data from the State Post Bureau (SPB).A postal worker packs mail at the township branch of China Post in Chunhua township of Hunchun city, Northeast Chinas Jilin province, Feb 19, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)The figures indicate that the number of per capita express packages exceeded 42 this year.Chinas express delivery market has posted continuous expansion in recent years, with 20,000 express delivery enterprises and more than 3 million employees, said Feng Lihu, spokesperson with the SPB.Over 30,000 express delivery outlets have been set up in townships across the country so far, covering 96 percent of all such localities, the SPBs data showed.