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2025-06-23 18:11 CHINA DAILY
Pinduoduo has cumulatively created 55.32 million jobs in China in four aspects — direct employment driven by merchants, employment in warehousing, distribution and logistics, employment of platform staff and indirect employment, the report said.

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It said that e-commerce platforms have not only created abundant employment opportunities in rural vitalization and community development, but also promoted the realization of inclusive employment. They are crucial for improving the quality of people's lives, and laying a solid foundation for ensuring social fairness and stability.
As a leading domestic online marketplace for agricultural products, Pinduoduo has helped more than 300,000 new farmers to return to their hometowns to start new businesses.
Xie Ruiling, a mother of two children, lives in Ganjiang village of Tianshui, Gansu province, which is famed for its ruby-like Huaniu apples.
In the past, Xie could only do some odd jobs to supplement the family income. The turning point came in 2019 when Zhang Pengfei, a native of Tianshui, returned to his hometown and opened a fresh food store on Pinduoduo.
The sales of Huaniu apples at Zhang's online store witnessed rapid growth, which propelled the construction of warehousing and cold chain facilities, and created many job opportunities for local villagers.
Zhang established a warehouse for storing fresh produce, and Xie was recruited and put in charge of packaging apples. Zhang's warehouse has provided employment to more than 10 women like Xie, who all now have stable incomes.