Abstract
In early 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 gradually developed into a major public health emergency. It has become the fastest-spreading infectious disease, with the widest infection range since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, posing the greatest challenge in prevention and control (Gov.cn, Xi Jinping: Speech at the meeting to coordinate COVID-19 prevention and control and deploy economic and social development work. http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2020-02/24/content_5482502.htm. Accessed 24 Feb 2020).
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This refers to industrial enterprises and commercial enterprises of relatively large size. The specific criteria were: industrial enterprises above designated scale including all state-owned industrial enterprises and non-state-owned industrial legal entities with annual main business revenue of 20 million RMB or more; commercial enterprises above designated size including all state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned commercial enterprises with annual business product revenue of 2 million RMB or more.
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The “four categories of enterprises” refers to four types of enterprises above designated size, namely, industrial enterprises; construction enterprises of qualification level; wholesale, retail, accommodation and food enterprises; and national key service enterprises. Industrial enterprises above designated size refers to industrial legal entities with annual business revenue of 20 million RMB or more. Construction enterprises of qualification level refers to legal entities in the construction industry with general contracting, professional contracting and labor subcontracting qualifications. Wholesale, retail, accommodation and food enterprises refers to the wholesale legal entities with annual business revenue of 20 million RMB or more, retail legal entities with annual revenue of 5 million RMB or more, and accommodation, food and beverage legal entities with annual revenue of 2 million RMB or more. National key service industry enterprises are those with annual revenue of 10 million RMB or more (for some service industries, such as residential services, repair work, culture, sports and entertainment, the requirement is 5 million RMB or more), or service industry legal entities with 50 or more employees at the end of the year.
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The “stay-at-home economy” is mainly about staying home to complete business and consumption activities, such as full-time and part-time work, handling business affairs, shopping, and entertainment. As the Internet economy continues to develop rapidly, especially during the outbreak, many around the world have been forced or voluntarily choose to live and work at home, which has resulted in more online food orders and online shopping, leading to the rapid development of the “stay-at-home economy.”
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The concept of “New Infrastructure” was first introduced at the Central Economic Work Conference in December 2018. Different from traditional infrastructure construction, “New Infrastructure” mainly refers to high-tech Infrastructure construction. “New Infrastructure” was included in the State Council government's work report in 2019. As China's economy recovered after the COVID-19 outbreak was brought under control, “New Infrastructure” played a huge role in stabilizing investment, promoting innovation, and supporting the fight against COVID-19. In March 2020, the Party Central Committee further directed measures to accelerate the construction of New Infrastructure.
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Jiao, Z. (2022). Response and Development of China’s Logistics Under COVID-19. In: Contemporary Logistics in China. Current Chinese Economic Report Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5833-5_9
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