China Post

China Post is the national postal service corporation of the People's Republic of China. Its operating entity is China Post Group Corporation, a state-owned enterprise responsible for providing postal services across mainland China and for connecting the country with international postal and logistics networks. The organization is distinct from the State Post Bureau: China Post operates postal businesses, while the State Post Bureau is the government regulator responsible for supervising the national postal sector. The two organizations share facilities and are institutionally associated, but they perform different roles. The modern postal service of the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, following the establishment of the People's Republic. It replaced the postal organization previously operating in mainland China and later became the postal administration representing the country within the Universal Postal Union in 1972. In earlier periods, postal functions were administered through the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Subsequent reforms separated operational postal activities from regulatory responsibilities and resulted in the present China Post group structure. China Post's core public-service role includes collection, processing, transportation, and delivery of letters, parcels, publications, and other postal items. Its network extends through provincial, prefectural, county, and local branches, allowing the organization to provide services in urban areas as well as remote and rural communities. The network has also supported government, commercial, agricultural, and household communications across a geographically large market. Postal offices and branches, processing centers, transport routes, vehicles, aircraft, rail carriages, sorting systems, and computerized outlets form the physical and technical infrastructure behind these activities. The brand covers several related business areas. Ordinary domestic and international postal services remain its foundation, while parcel and express operations are conducted through China Postal Express and Logistics Co., Ltd., commonly associated with the EMS brand. International offerings include small parcels, large packages, registered services, air parcels, surface air-lift parcels, surface parcels, and EMS. These services differ in speed, tracking availability, transport method, and price. EMS is positioned as the faster and generally more expensive express option, while conventional China Post services are often selected for their broad reach and relatively low cost. China Post also operates or oversees businesses connected with postal savings, insurance, securities, capital management, e-commerce, advertising, information technology, stamp production, philately, publishing, and postal culture. Related organizations include Postal Savings Bank of China, China Post Life Insurance, China Post Securities, China National Philatelic Corporation, the postage stamp printing operations, China Post E-commerce, China Post Advertising, and China Post IT. This gives the group a wider commercial footprint than a conventional mail carrier, although universal postal service remains central to its public identity. China Post's current role is therefore dual: it is both a nationwide public postal infrastructure provider and a diversified state-owned logistics and financial-services group. Its scale, government relationship, and extensive branch network distinguish it from private express companies. At the same time, its express and parcel businesses operate in a competitive logistics environment, while its postal and financial subsidiaries serve different regulatory and commercial functions.

The present China Post service was established in 1949 after the creation of the People's Republic of China. In mainland China it replaced the postal administration associated with the preceding political order. The service initially operated within a government administrative framework and was formerly administered by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. China's postal institution became internationally integrated through the Universal Postal Union, where the People's Republic of China took the relevant national position in 1972. This international role enabled postal exchanges and delivery arrangements with foreign postal administrations, while domestic operations continued to expand through a large network of local offices, transport routes, processing centers, and sorting facilities. Later institutional reforms separated postal regulation from postal business operations. The State Post Bureau assumed the regulatory role for the national postal industry under the State Council, while China Post developed as the operating postal corporation. Although the organizations share offices and remain closely connected, the State Post Bureau is a government agency and China Post is the state-owned postal enterprise. China Post subsequently developed a group structure containing general management, strategic planning, finance, human resources, audit, procurement, information technology, logistics, postal savings, insurance, securities, e-commerce, advertising, stamp production, publishing, training, and cultural units. China Postal Express and Logistics Co., Ltd. became the principal organizational base for parcel and express activities, including EMS. The group also maintained a national network of provincial, prefectural, and county branches. The scale of the operating network has included hundreds of thousands of postal offices and branches, hundreds of mail-processing facilities, extensive road and rail routes, postal vehicles, aircraft, and automated sorting equipment. Computerized postal offices and parcel-processing systems have supported the transition from a primarily letter-based service toward a broader parcel, retail, and logistics platform. Internationally, China Post has offered conventional small-parcel and large-package services alongside EMS. Conventional services have included air, surface air-lift, and surface transport options, with registered formats available for some shipments. These products have generally emphasized reach and affordability, whereas EMS has emphasized faster delivery and higher service levels. International delivery conditions and available transport methods vary by destination and policy; the reference material records that China Post stopped offering boat shipping from mainland China to the United States in November 2021. In its current form, China Post combines a public-service mandate with commercial diversification. It continues to provide universal postal access while operating express logistics, financial services, philately, e-commerce, advertising, technology, and related businesses. This combination makes it both a national communications institution and one of China's large state-owned service groups.

• 2021

  End of boat shipping to the United States from mainland China

  [1]China Post - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

  According to the referenced China Post material, boat shipping from mainland China to the United States was discontinued in November 2021.

• 1972

  Representation in the Universal Postal Union

  [1]China Post - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

  The People's Republic of China assumed the relevant national postal position in the Universal Postal Union, strengthening its international postal links.

• 1949

  Establishment of the modern China Post service

  [1]China Post - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

  The postal service of the People's Republic of China was established and replaced the previous postal administration in mainland China.

China's national postal infrastructure and a state-owned provider of universal postal, express logistics, financial, and related services.

• Postal services · 1949

  Universal postal service

  China Post's foundational service covers the collection, processing, transportation, and delivery of letters, documents, publications, and parcels throughout China's national postal network. Its branch structure reaches urban, suburban, rural, and remote communities, supporting the organization's public-service mandate.

• International logistics

  China Post international parcel services

  International parcel services include small parcels, large packages, registered formats, and transport options such as air, surface air-lift, and surface delivery. These services are generally oriented toward broad international reach and lower cost, with tracking and delivery times varying by service type and destination.

• Express logistics

  EMS

  EMS is China Post's express-mail offering and is positioned as a faster alternative to conventional postal parcel services. It supports domestic and international document and parcel delivery, generally at a higher price than standard China Post services. Delivery speed and availability depend on the destination and transport links.

• Financial services

  Postal financial services

  The China Post group includes businesses associated with postal savings, insurance, securities, and capital management. These activities extend the group's customer relationship beyond mail and parcels, although the relevant subsidiaries and financial institutions have their own operating and regulatory structures.

• Philately

  Philatelic products

  China Post's broader organization includes national philatelic and stamp-production activities. These cover postage stamps and related collectible or cultural products, supported by the China National Philatelic Corporation and the group's stamp-printing and postal-history institutions.

• 2024

  Li Guohua sentenced to 16 years in first instance for bribery and abuse of power

  On May 7, 2024, the Qingdao Intermediate People's Court sentenced Li Guohua, former general manager of China Post and former chairman of Postal Savings Bank of China, to 16 years in prison in the first instance. The court found he accepted bribes of more than 66.45 million yuan, of which more than 21.59 million yuan was not actually obtained; abuse of power caused losses of state-owned assets of more than 49.96 million yuan, involving his positions in the postal system.

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• 2021

  Discontinuation of boat shipping to the United StatesStrategy

  Background

  China Post's international transport options vary by destination and service category. The referenced material records a policy change affecting shipments from mainland China to the United States.

  Action taken

  Boat shipping from mainland China to the United States was no longer offered from November 2021.

  Aftermath

  Customers shipping to the United States had to use other available postal or express transport methods. The reference material does not provide further operational or financial detail.

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• 2020-12-29

  China Post and Cainiao裹裹 agree to expand parcel-sending services[5]中国邮政与菜鸟裹裹达成合作finance.sina.com.cn

  Reported: 2020-12-29

  China Post and Cainiao裹裹 agreed to jointly promote Cainiao parcel-sending services at postal outlets nationwide. The headline also reports plans to build 50,000 parcel-sending points and operate year-round.

• 2020-09-19

  China Post and Pinduoduo form strategic partnership[6]中国邮政与拼多多达成战略合作tech.sina.com.cn

  Reported: 2020-09-20

  China Post and Pinduoduo entered into a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing to advance agricultural product sales connections and related poverty-alleviation and agricultural-support work. China Post also plans to build 150 agricultural product bases over three years to supply Pinduoduo.

• 2020-04-26

  China Post announces higher prices for U.S.-bound ePacket service[7]中国邮政宣布上调美国路向e邮宝价格tech.sina.com.cn

  Reported: 2020-04-26

  China Post announced that prices for its U.S.-bound ePacket service would rise from April 28, 2020, including a change from 15 yuan per item plus 85 yuan per kilogram to 15 yuan per item plus 155 yuan per kilogram.

• Unconfirmed

  Pinduoduo opens logistics routes to Hubei[8]拼多多开通直达湖北的物流通道tech.sina.com.cn

  Reported: 2020-01-31

  Pinduoduo, together with SF Express and China Post, opened logistics channels serving 12 prefecture-level cities and 27 counties in Hubei; the first donated supplies were in transit.

• 2019-12-27

  Chery Group and China Post sign strategic cooperation framework agreement[9]奇瑞集团与中国邮政签订战略合作框架协议finance.sina.com.cn

  Reported: 2019-12-27

  Chery Group announced that it had signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with China Post to explore business cooperation in areas including finance, express logistics, vehicle procurement, market expansion, securities and investment.

• 2019-12-09

  China Pacific Insurance and China Post sign strategic cooperation agreement[10]中国太保与中国邮政签署战略合作协议finance.sina.com.cn

  Reported: 2019-12-09

  China Pacific Insurance and China Post signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shanghai, with the companies expressing plans to deepen cooperation across business areas.

1. 1China Post - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2China Post official websitechinapost.com.cn
3. 3首页 - 中国邮政集团有限公司chinapost.com.cn
4. 4Li Guohua sentenced to 16 years in first instance for bribery and abuse of powerspp.gov.cn
5. 5中国邮政与菜鸟裹裹达成合作finance.sina.com.cn
6. 6中国邮政与拼多多达成战略合作tech.sina.com.cn
7. 7中国邮政宣布上调美国路向e邮宝价格tech.sina.com.cn
8. 8拼多多开通直达湖北的物流通道tech.sina.com.cn
9. 9奇瑞集团与中国邮政签订战略合作框架协议finance.sina.com.cn
10. 10中国太保与中国邮政签署战略合作协议finance.sina.com.cn
11. 11拼多多与中国邮政达成战略合作 三年打造150个中国邮政农产品基地chinaz.com
12. 12拼多多与中国邮政达成战略合作，巩固全国农产品上行极速通道tech.sina.com.cn
13. 13中国电信和中国邮政合作，推出全新品牌“人民邮电所”itbear.com.cn
14. 14中国邮政与拼多多达成战略合作，三年内将打造150个中国邮政农产品基地news.timedg.com