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On-Demand Economy Booms With Tech Drive

Wang Wei and his family live in the subtropical city of Haikou, Hainan Province in south China. His 8-year-old daughter has never seen snow in her life, but it was her dream to have a snowman of her own.

To fulfill her daughter’s wish, instead of traveling thousands of miles, Wang turned to the Internet. He found on Xianyu, an e-commerce platform under tech giant

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