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2025-06-23 18:11 CHINA DAILY
“The rise of e-commerce platforms has enabled innovative technologies to have an impact on a broader population at an unprecedented speed. The 'industry plus internet' model has created employment opportunities for tens of millions of people engaged in industry, agriculture and services,“ said Liu Xiaochun, an associate professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
“It has offered a large number of jobs for disadvantaged groups such as women and the elderly, demonstrating the inclusiveness of this model,“ Liu said.
Liu highlighted that the platform economy has demonstrated great potential in resource allocation as well as industrial synergy and integration, and played a significant role in promoting high-quality economic development.
Chinese short-video platform Kuaishou had created 43.2 million jobs and given rise to 174 new occupations by the end of 2024, according to a report released by the China Institute for Employment and Welfare Studies at Renmin University of China in Beijing.
The platform offered about 23 million direct employment opportunities for short-video creators and livestreaming hosts, who directly gained income through the platform last year. The number of content creators with a monthly income of more than 10,000 yuan increased by 14 percent compared with 2023, the report said.
Li Yongjian, a researcher at the National Academy of Economic Strategy under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said livestreaming e-commerce is of great significance in bolstering the growth of consumption, expanding employment and narrowing the income gap between urban and rural residents, serving as an important force driving China's high-quality economic development.