Zihao Zhang is a PhD candidate in Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex. His doctoral research, based on 16 months of ethnographic fieldwork, examines labour, masculinity, and infrastructure in the platform food delivery industry in China. His research interests include labour, gender, technology, and China’s gig economy. He served as internal secretary (2024–25) of the Postgraduate Network of the British Association for Chinese Studies.
‘Our motto is —’, the supervisor chanted. ‘Meituan Delivery, punctual and helpful [美团配送, 准时好用]!’, dozens of drivers responded in unison. At 9.30 am, drivers assembled for a roll call under a bridge near a residential complex. The supervisor reminded them to clean their delivery boxes, reiterated the health and safety guidelines, and reported the rate […]
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