[Explanation] On March 29, the 6th Southeast Asia China Book Tour Exhibition opened simultaneously in the Xiamen area of ​​China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the main venue in Bangkok, Thailand.

This touring exhibition builds an online copyright negotiation and trading platform, and conducts exchange activities such as dialogue between the publishing industry in China and Southeast Asia, and one-on-one copyright negotiation between publishing houses.

  [Explanation] At the opening ceremony, leaders and industry representatives of the publishing industry in China and Southeast Asia jointly discussed and communicated on the current situation of publishing in China and Southeast Asia and the future development of new technologies, new formats and new trends through remote video connection.

An all-weather copyright docking and negotiation room is also set up on the site. Southeast Asian publishing institutions that participate in the purchase of books can initiate real-time negotiations on the books they intend to book at any time through the online platform.

  [Concurrent] Wu Xixi, General Manager of International Book Business Group of Xiamen Waitu Group Co., Ltd.

  This year, we will be at the International Convention and Exhibition Center in Bangkok. We will have a ground-based exhibition, where we will put high-quality copyright samples from China on the scene and provide them to foreign publishers to see our samples on the spot.

If they see a suitable product, they will make an on-site invitation, and we will provide access to our studio for connection services, and then provide them with translation and some consultation on the final transaction.

  [Explanation] In recent years, through the touring exhibition platform, more and more Chinese books have been introduced to the Southeast Asian market, and they have achieved good sales results and social repercussions.

The global epidemic continues to spread, and the book industry in various countries has been affected to varying degrees. Publishers in China and Southeast Asia are looking forward to exploring new models of business cooperation and sharing development opportunities.

  [Concurrent] Wu Xixi, General Manager of International Book Business Group of Xiamen Waitu Group Co., Ltd.

  China's construction, China's culture, including our anti-epidemic, will also sign such a reader on the anti-epidemic knowledge of young people at the scene today, and it will be published in Thailand after signing.

Various types of books should be said that the development of China's publishing industry, the development of Chinese publishing, our various types of books are gradually welcomed by the Southeast Asian market.

  [Explanation] It is understood that this touring exhibition will be held in Thailand, Malaysia, Laos and other Southeast Asian countries from March 26 to April 6, adopting the concept of "overseas offline exhibition + online cloud negotiation".

The main venue of the touring exhibition will be held at the same time as the 2022 Bangkok International Book Fair. It will display more than 6,000 theme books and copyright books published by 10 publishing groups and nearly 100 publishing units in China in recent years, with over 10,000 volumes.

  Li Siyuan, Lin Shuxian, Zhang Tingyu, Fujian Xiamen reported

Responsible editor: [Ye Pan]