Meituan has suspended drone deliveries in Shenzhen for 10 days from 11 November at the request of regulators, ahead of next week's APEC summit in the city, Reuters reports. The company has not set a date to resume, and its routes in other cities are not affected.
In Shenzhen's busy tourist areas, drones deliver takeout food, coffee and bubble tea to visitors, who order to parks and scenic spots by scanning QR codes. Meituan runs regular drone routes in cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen and at the Great Wall.
China had 3.29 million registered drones at the end of 2025, according to its civil aviation authorities, and annual drone flight hours grew by almost 70% to 45.3 million.
