BEIJING (AP) — After the lunchtime rush, it’s time for China’s food delivery drivers to eat.
Liu Lijie, halfway through a 13-hour workday, parked his electric scooter in front of a restaurant in Beijing for his go-to choice, lamb noodle soup with a side of pickles, for 12 yuan ($1.65), a discount of 6 yuan off the regular price.
The reduced-price meal is part of a movement that offers free or discounted meals to people in need, no questions asked.
Known as “aixincan” (eye-sheen-zan), or “loving meals,” they are available at some restaurants in major Chinese cities, home to large populations of migrant workers who come looking for jobs.
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