Category: China
Two Kinds of Money: What China’s AI Crackdown Reveals About Publishing’s Real AI Divide
China shut down AI companion apps on July 15 — the same day Bloomsbury quietly banked record profit from licensing its books to AI. The trade/academic divide, explained.
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Lau Yee-Wa Wins Inaugural Chommanard International Literary Award – A Landmark for Asian Women’s Literature
Hong Kong’s Lau Yee-Wa wins inaugural Chommanard International Literary Award for Tongueless, spotlighting ASEAN and East Asian female literary talent in 2026.
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China’s Children’s Market Swings Toward Science and Nature
China’s children’s book market shifts to science and nature titles, now holding 28.68% share. Phoenix Publishing targets Bologna 2026 rights acquisitions amid “Dual Carbon” policy tailwinds.
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Voices of Today: New Prize Elevates Chinese Literary Translation
New Voices of Today Literary Translation Award offers £1,500 prize for Chinese-to-English translators. Free entry, closes 19 April 2026. Judges include Nicky Harman.
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China’s New Reading Regulation Kicks In 1st Feb: What Publishers Need to Know
China’s 2025 reading regulation mandates government-funded content acquisition, creating unprecedented opportunities for global publishers and technology partners.
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Bangladesh – New Chinese Translation Gateway Launches in Dhaka
New Dhaka-based Chinese Literature Readers Club creates translation rights marketplace and publishing technology exchange for China-Bangladesh literary professionals.
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China – Unlocking History Through Verse: Ancient Poetry Illuminates Ecological Decline in the Yangtze
“Poetry isn’t just art – it’s a dialogue with our past, urging us to restore balance.”
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China – 31st Beijing International Book Fair Opts for an Academic Focus
The fair coincides with notable growth in Chinese publishing. OpenBook reports double-digit growth in trade, academic, and digital publishing,
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Tunisia – China Guest of Honour at Next Week’s Tunis International Book Fair
Western publishers beginning to wake up to the Arabic book market opportunity, would do well to remember said market extends west beyond Egypt.
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Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic in the News, but the Existential Threat Looming Over Publishing is the Trump Executive Order
Be careful what we wish for. The possibility of an executive order granting broad exemptions to AI companies from copyright claims poses an existential threat to the publishing industries as they currently operate.
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Making dumplings, Peking Opera mask flipping cards, an airplane model building contest and Chinese literature at the global Spring Festival Book Exposition
The 15th Spring Festival Book Exposition was held globally during the Chinese New Year of 2025.
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Shanghai International Art Book Fair: A New Chapter for Global Art Publishing
A growing and exciting market opportunity for publishers outside China to explore cultural reach beyond traditional literature, and a reminder that the global publishing market beyond the usual suspects is an untapped goldmine.
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