A local employee gets the goods ready based on a shopping list ordered by customers through a mini-program at a supermarket in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

After the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, flight frequencies to China has been reduced, which has blocked the once common way of taking things back from travels for relatives and friends.

Online shopping from China has become one of the most convenient ways for the Chinese people in Sri Lanka to purchase Chinese products. At the same time, locals in Sri Lanka have gradually started "overseas online shopping" from China.

An employee sorts goods received from China before the Spring Festival at a local cross-border transshipment company in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

 

An employee sorts goods received from China before the Spring Festival at a local cross-border transshipment company in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

 

An employee sorts goods received from China before the Spring Festival at a local cross-border transshipment company in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)