Thriving E-Commerce in China A Model for Africa

• 来源期刊: 中国与非洲（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（4）
• 所属期刊栏目: The Econometer
• 页码范围: 48-49
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

E-commerce saw an unprecedented boom in 2020 with millions under lockdown look-ing for alternative ways to get necessities to their homes, while adhering to strict measures to curb the spread of the virus.China was already well equipped to deal with this growth in online sales, with major platforms such as Taobao and JD.com working seamlessly with payment plat-forms WeChat and Alipay to decrease the hassle consumers had during this period of necessary con-nement.