China International Publishing Group
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| Status | Active |
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| Founded | 1949 |
| Founder | Soong Ching-ling |
| Country of origin | China |
| Headquarters location | Beijing |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Publication types | Books, magazines and periodicals |
| Official website |
www |
| China International Publishing Group | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國國際出版集團 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国国际出版集团 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngguó Guójì Chūbǎn Jítuán | ||||||
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| China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國外文出版發行事業局 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国外文出版发行事业局 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngguó Wàiwén Chūbǎn Fāxíng Shìyèjú | ||||||
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The China International Publishing Group (CIPG), also known as the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration,[1] is the largest foreign-language publishing organisation in China.[2] Established in October 1949, it has developed into a global media corporation, providing up-to-date information about China to readers worldwide through books, magazines and the Internet.[3]
CIPG owns seven subordinate publishing houses, i.e. Foreign Languages Press, New World Press, Morning Glory Publishers, Sinolingua, China Pictorial Publishing House, Dolphin Books and New Star Publishers.[2] The organisation annually publishes over 3,000 titles of books and around 50 journals in more than 10 languages.[3] Notable periodicals include Beijing Review, China Today, China Pictorial, People’s China and China Report.[2] Its subsidiary, the China International Book Trading Corporation is in charge of the distribution.[2][4]
It also runs 20 overseas branches in countries and regions, including the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Egypt, Mexico and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,[2] with about 3,000 staff members including around 100 foreign workers.[3]
In addition to publishing, CIPG operates a number of websites, including china.org.cn and chinagate.com.cn, releasing news in nine languages, including Chinese (both in simplified and traditional characters), English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Korean and Esperanto.[5] It is also responsible for the implementation and management of the national translation test and appraisal for the Chinese Ministry of Personnel.[2]
Prominent people who have worked in the CIPG include Nobel Literature Prize-winning novelist and playwright Gao Xingjian, Nobel Prize-nominated poet Bei Dao, actor and politician Ying Ruocheng, known for his role in Oscar-winning The Last Emperor, translators Yang Xianyi and Ye Junjian, author Xiao Qian, non-fiction novel writer Xu Chi, cartoonist Ding Cong,former Chinese Foreign Minister Qiao Guanhua and former UN Undersecretary of State (1972-1979)Tang Mingzhao. Several foreign employees have also gained notoriety, including the pseudonymous author "Alex Hill," whose account of working as a foreign editor for the organization was widely read in 2015.[6] In his account, the author writes of feckless bureaucracy, political correctness, and a general feeling of malaise among the many foreigners working in the compound.
References
- ↑ CIPG official website (Chinese). Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "China International Publishing Group". China.com.cn. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 "China International Publishing Group". The London Book Fair. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "China International Book Trading Corporation". China International Book Trading Corporation. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "China International Publishing Group". China Book International. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "My life as a communist party stooge". Vice. Retrieved July 30, 2015.