After a delivery rider was stabbed to death, a large number of netizens flooded the social media comment section of HungryPanda, demanding a response and accountability from the platform. HungryPanda subsequently adjusted its comment permissions to allow only followers to comment.
On November 7, after a Chinese delivery rider for the Panda Food platform was murdered in Melbourne, Australia, local Chinese residents spontaneously gathered at the State Library of Victoria to hold a memorial, placing flowers and candles at the scene and displaying slogans demanding severe punishment for the perpetrator. [Follow-up · November 7, 2026] On the evening of November 7, local time, two members of the Victorian State Parliament in Australia posted videos on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) to express their condolences for the deceased following the murder of the Chinese delivery rider.
On the evening of November 6, a 47-year-old Chinese HungryPanda delivery rider in Melbourne, Australia, was stabbed to death by a homeless person after a dispute over protecting a stolen meal, which he was required to compensate the platform for if lost.
On February 21, a delivery rider for HungryPanda in Australia who had previously organized a strike posted an apology video on Douyin. He admitted that the police had called him and his father due to the strike, but claimed the calls were not threatening and thanked the consulate for their concern, raising suspicions of domestic pressure.
According to ABC reports, multiple Sydney Hungry Panda delivery riders preparing to strike for better treatment, along with their families back in China, faced transnational repression and pressure from the CCP.