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the signing ceremony for the traditional chinese version of the "understanding china" series of books was successfully held at the 2024 hong kong trade fair

2024-09-12

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on september 11, the signing ceremony for the traditional chinese version of the "understanding china" series of books was successfully held at the 14th china (hong kong) international fair for trade in services, under the guidance of the china foreign languages ​​​​publishing administration and the china national innovation and development strategy research association (hereinafter referred to as "national innovation and development strategy research association"), hosted by the foreign languages ​​​​press and united publishing (group) co., ltd., and undertaken by joint publishing (hong kong) co., ltd.

event site

li jiping, vice chairman and president of united publishing (group) co., ltd., shi xiaojin, assistant secretary-general of the national innovation association and director of the news and publishing department, jia qiuya, vice president of foreign languages ​​press, ye peizhu, general manager of joint publishing (hong kong), and other guests attended the event. wang junxiao, president of peace book co., ltd. (hong kong, china), and shen xiaoning, vice president, were specially invited to attend the signing ceremony. cai lili, chief editor of foreign languages ​​press, hosted the event.

li jiping delivered a speech

li jiping said in his speech that the united publishing group has been rooted in hong kong for decades or even hundreds of years and is the largest and most influential comprehensive publishing and media group in hong kong. the publication of the traditional chinese version of the "understanding china" series will help more readers understand china and further enhance the effectiveness of international communication. it is expected that the united publishing group, the china creative industry association, and the foreign languages ​​​​press will take this cooperation as a starting point, work hand in hand, continue to deepen cooperation, and continue to make new contributions in building chinese discourse and chinese narrative system, deepening mutual learning among civilizations, etc.

shi xiaojin delivered a speech

shi xiaojin said in his speech that "understanding china" is an international communication brand that the national innovation association has focused on building in recent years by leveraging the advantages of private think tanks. the "understanding china" series of books, jointly planned and published with the foreign languages ​​​​press, has become an important collection of works for audiences at home and abroad to understand china since its first release in 2018. today, with the joining of the united publishing group, the "understanding china" series of books has once again achieved fruitful results. the traditional chinese version of the series has landed in hong kong, which will help readers from all walks of life in hong kong and macao, and even more chinese-speaking readers, to understand the development achievements, development motivations, and development prospects of contemporary china, and think about the wisdom and solutions of china in the new era. it is expected that more people of insight in hong kong and macao will join the "understanding china" cause in the future, helping "understanding china" become a global dialogue and exchange platform with greater influence, wider coverage, stronger cohesion, and higher affinity.

jia qiuya delivered a speech

jia qiuya said in her speech that the "understanding china" series of books interprets china in the new era, which is in the process of profound historical changes and great rejuvenation, from multiple dimensions, and analyzes and presents china's history, culture, economic development, political system, social livelihood, etc. from multiple angles, helping the international community to better understand and perceive china. foreign languages ​​​​press will take the cooperation of the traditional chinese version of the series as an opportunity to establish extensive and close cooperation with united publishing group and hong kong joint publishing company, based on complementary advantages and adhering to the goal of win-win, and promote the "understanding china" series of books to a wider platform through hong kong, a window for international cultural exchanges.

signing ceremony

cai lili, chief editor of foreign languages ​​press, shi xiaojin, assistant secretary-general and director of news and publishing department of china creative publishing association, and ye peizhu, general manager of joint publishing (hong kong), signed a cooperation agreement on the traditional chinese version of the "understanding china" series of books, witnessed by li jiping, wang junxiao, jia qiuya and shen xiaoning. chen jin, deputy director of the promotion department of foreign languages ​​press, presided over the signing ceremony.

"understanding china" series, volume 1 and volume 2

since the planning and launch of the "understanding china" series in 2016, with the joint efforts of china foreign languages ​​publishing administration, china creative publishing house and foreign languages ​​press, the series has insisted on actively telling the chinese story to the outside world, bringing together a large number of experts and scholars renowned both at home and abroad, such as zheng bijian, wang meng, li junru, xu weixin, chen jin, xie zhenhua, bai chunli, ye xiaowen, fukuda yasuo, kono yohei, and madaro. at present, two series of 41 titles and more than 100 volumes have been published, introducing china to the world in multiple languages ​​such as chinese, english, german, spanish, arabic, japanese, and korean, providing authoritative, three-dimensional, and rich reading materials on national conditions to help global readers and the international community understand china, the communist party of china, and the development and progress of china in the new era. the international copyright output and overseas landing scope continue to expand, and it has been widely praised by all walks of life at home and abroad. the publication of the third series of the series has been launched and implemented.