බෙයිජිං ජාත්‍යන්තර පොත් ප්‍රදර්ශනය 30 වැනි වරටත්

Beijing Int'l Book Fair opens with increased overseas representation

The 30th Beijing International Book Fair opened in Beijing on June 19, with more foreign exhibitors than at last year's edition.

With an expanded exhibition area of 55,000 square meters this year, the five-day event has gathered around 1,600 exhibitors from 71 countries and regions, showcasing 220,000 Chinese and foreign publications to visitors, according to the organizers.

The fair has seen an increase of 150 overseas participants compared to the previous year, featuring 1,050 exhibitors from abroad, accounting for 66 percent of the total participants.

Compared with 2023, this year's event has welcomed 15 new participating countries, including Azerbaijan, Qatar, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Nigeria.

More than 20 countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States, set up national booths in the overseas exhibition area of the fair, with world-class publishing institutions also participating in the event.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the guest of honor of this year's fair.

The Beijing International Book Fair, established in 1986, is one of the world's largest book fairs and serves as a major platform for copyright exchange, facilitating the trading of publications from China and abroad, including print books and multimedia works.

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