(Yicai Global) Oct. 9 -- China contributed more than half of global parcel delivery growth in 2018, the State Post Bureau's Director-General Ma Junsheng said today.

The country shipped some 50.7 billion packages in 2018, up 26.6 percent from the previous year, Ma said in a statement celebrating the 50th International World Post Day. The figure eclipsed that of the United States, Japan and the European Union combined.