SHANGHAI: China’s parcel delivery sector aims to handle a record 14.25 billion consignments this year, says a senior official with the national agency governing the industry.

In 2023, the sector made remarkable achievements, with the estimated number of parcels handled totalling 13.2 billion, up 19.5% year-on-year, Zhao Chongjiu, head of the State Post Bureau of China, said at the sector’s annual conference in Beijing.