The trip of a lobster

Ms. Lu lives in Taicang, eastern China’s Jiangsu Province. She is a big fan of online shopping and seafood. On the afternoon of Nov. 7, 2015, Ms. Lu ordered a Canadian lobster online. What she did not know was the lobster she ordered which was still swimming in North Atlantic Ocean would come to her dining table in 36 hours.

With the development of cross-border e-commerce and logistics, more Chinese consumers are able to enjoy overseas seafood without going abroad. On Nov. 11, 2014, over 100,000 Chinese consumers like Ms. Lu tasted overseas seafood through online shopping for the first time. In 2015, more than 100,000 types of overseas fresh food, including fruits, seafood, meat and poultry from over 70 countries and regions worldwide, are on sale on a Chinese e-commerce platform.