China CCTV removes short film that ‘romanticises’ food delivery work after public backlash

China’s state broadcaster CCTV has come under fire over a short film that romanticises food delivery jobs. The film told viewers that such jobs offer “the freedom to enjoy the scenery along the way” and “brings delivery workers closer to their dreams”. Netizens slammed the video for glorifying hardship and suffering, describing it as being tone-deaf to the real struggles faced by delivery workers. On November 28, CCTV and Meituan, the operator of China’s major on-demand delivery platform,...