A courier on his way to deliver food to customers in Shanghai in this file photo. China’s food delivery market saw rapid expansion in the first half of this year as more people chose to order food online in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, showed an industry report released by the Meituan Research Institute and the China Hospitality Association. Food delivery is estimated to account for about 20 percent of China’s catering industry in 2020, said the report. Xinhua |