Videos show just how far ahead China's drone delivery is compared to the US

A Meituan drone delivers food to a kiosk at the Shenzhen Talent Park in Shenzhen.

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• The US is still in the relatively early stages of experimenting with drone delivery.
• Chinese companies, by comparison, have been doing it successfully at a larger scale for years.
• The difference highlights some of the ways that retail innovation is often tested first in China.

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