This is a global phenomenon by the way. European postal services have the same 'problem'. The way international postal agreements work mean that China's postal

This is a global phenomenon by the way. European postal services have the same 'problem'. The way international postal agreements work mean that China's postal system is effectively being subsidised by the postal services in (at least) the US and the EU¹. Interestingly, this volume of shipping offers chances as well for (former) national postal services. In the Netherlands the privatised former national postal service is partnering with AliBaba to deliver goods in as little as two weeks from China to your (Dutch) doorstep (currently three to four weeks is common). 1: http://fortune.com/2015/03/11/united-nations-subsidy-chinese-shipping/ http://fortune.com/2015/03/11/united-nations-subsidy-chinese...