All three books by former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji enjoyed success in China from themoment they hit the market. Zhu Rongji Meets the Press (2009), Zhu Rongji on the Record (2011) and the latest Zhu Rongji in Shanghai (2013) were allpublished in Chinese by People's Publishing House. The first two books have English versions that were published byOxford in 2011, and by Foreign Languages Press under theChina International Publishing Group and the BrookingsInstitution Press in 2013. For the latest English release, the twopresses organized a grand launch in New York. Read More
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Wang Xiaoyu's favorite bedtime routine now is to reach for hersmartphone and play a poem. Every night at 10 pm, the 32-year-old sales executive in Shanghai logs on to a poetry-sharinggroup on the social network WeChat and listens to or reads apoem. It has become a regular pastime ever since she discovered the group, whose Chinese name literally translates to "Read a poem before you sleep". (more…)
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Launched in both Chinese and English, a new book series Road to a Well-Off Society offers atimely introduction and explanation of China's goal of reaching moderate prosperity by 2020and what it will bring to the international society. The series is applauded for being a quick reaction to hot keywords that grabbed global attention after President Xi Jinping'srecent speeches about the "Chinese Dream". (more…)
From porcelain to pickles, English language offerings from publishers in China and the Westare set to give readers a broader perspective on the Middle Kingdom. Mei Jia and Sun Yereport. At a meeting of writers, Sinologists and publishing professionalsin Beijing in December, a wry joke circulated. In the past, theexperts said to each other, only three types of Chinese booksfound their way into Western readers' libraries: traditionalculture, controversy and anything about beauty and sex. Read More
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