Stranded online parcels claim ‘partly untrue’

China Post has said reports that thousands of parcels from overseas have been languishing at a Shanghai port for months because it owes millions of yuan in port fees are “partly untrue.” This follows online claims that 200 containers mostly containing haitao — goods bought online from overseas — brought by ship to the city are piled up at a Shanghai port. Items transported by air are unaffected. They are mainly said to be items bought from Japan between October and November — including diapers and other infant products ordered by parents. It has been claimed online that the delay is because the China Post Express Mail Service owes some 5 million yuan (US$817,730) to Shanghai International Port Group and has refused to pay.