China Publishing Group (CPG) ( zh, t=中國出版集團 , s=中国出版集团 , p=Zhōngguó Chūbǎn Jítuán) is the largest and most influential publishing group in China. Established in 2002, CPG now has 40 publishing institutions under its jurisdiction, including

Commercial Press The Commercial Press () is the first modern publishing organization in China. The Commercial Press is known for its academic publishing and translation work in humanities and social sciences, as well as the '' Xinhua Dictionary''. History In ...

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and Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. CPG annually produce over 20,000 titles of books, audio-visual publications, electronic and online publications, as well as more than 50 newspapers and magazines.

History

The predecessors of CPG include the oldest and the most prestigious publishing houses in China, such as the Commercial Press, established 125 years ago; Zhonghua Book Publishing Company, with a history of 110 years; Sanlian Publishing Company, founded 90 years ago; as well as Rongbaozhai, a well-known art gallery whose history dates back to the 1700s. On April 9, 2002, with the approval of the

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, the state-owned enterprises including the above-mentioned predecessors were integrated to form the "China Publishing Group", a national publishing institution. On March 25, 2004, China Publishing Group was transformed into "China Publishing Group Corporation" and acquire the rights of investors of the member units of the original China Publishing Group. On December 28, 2011, "China Publishing and Media Co., Ltd." was established. On August 21, 2017, China Publishing and Media Co., Ltd. was listed on the

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.（） In 2018, with the approval of the Ministry of Finance, the company was restructured into "China Publishing Group Co., Ltd."

Current situation

China Publishing Group is the largest publishing group in China. It has 40 publishing institutions, with an annual output of over 20,000 titles of books, as well as more than 50 newspapers and magazines. And there are more than 2000 titles of foreign rights transactions every year. China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Co., Ltd., one of the subsidiaries of CPG, handles over 62% import and 30% export of China book trading. CPG also owns 17 overseas publishing houses, bookstores and offices, in more than 130 countries and regions.

Organization

China Publishing Group's directly affiliated companies include: * People's Literature Publishing House *

* Encyclopedia of China Publishing House * China Fine Arts Publishing House * People's Music Publishing House * Life·Reading·New Knowledge Sanlian Bookstore * China Translation and Publishing House Co., Ltd. * Oriental Publishing Center * Modern Education Press * China Publishing and Media Business Daily * China Democracy and Legal System Publishing House * Huawen Publishing House * World Book Publishing Company * Modern Publishing House * Beijing Sino-Singapore Technology Co., Ltd. * Beijing Sino-Singapore Printing Materials Co., Ltd. * China Publishing Group Digital Media Co., Ltd. * China Publishing Textbook Co., Ltd. * Xinhua United Distribution Co., Ltd. * China Publishing International Media Co., Ltd. * China Publishing Culture Communication Co., Ltd. * China Publishing Kunlun Media Company * Xinhua Bookstore Head Office * China National Publications Import & Export Corporation * Rongbaozhai Publishing House * China Translation Co., Ltd. * Zhongban Digital Equipment Co., Ltd. * Beijing Zhongban Real Estate Co., Ltd. * Zhongban (Beijing) Science and Technology Trade Co., Ltd.

Honours

China Publishing Group has been on the lists of "Top 30 Chinese Cultural Enterprises" since 2008, on the “Top 50 Global Publishers” for four years in a row, and on the list of “Top 500 Brands in Asia” four times.

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