On June 18, through the thirty second Beijing International Book Fair, the Signing and Communication Meeting for the “Going Global” Publishing Program, supported by the Taofen Foundation, was held on the China National Convention Center in Beijing.
The occasion, themed “Mutual Learning of Civilizations, Books Carry Far-reaching Wisdom”, introduced collectively over 100 trade consultants, publishing professionals and representatives from universities and analysis establishments to discover new pathways for the worldwide dissemination of Chinese culture.
Organized by the Taofen Foundation’s Special Fund for the “Going Global” of Outstanding Chinese Culture, the occasion featured a number of key audio system. Wu Shulin, chairman of the China Publishing Association, careworn the significance of a content-first strategy, adherence to worldwide requirements, the event of knowledgeable expertise staff, and the promotion of steady improvement within the worldwide publishing trade.
Liu Bogen, chairman of the Taofen Foundation, expressed hope that the Special Fund would proceed to concentrate on 4 key areas: world outreach for monographs, incubation of new journals, topic-driven empowerment by particular points, and column-first approaches for model constructing. The purpose is to create a synergy of worldwide improvement that’s open, shared, and complementary, he mentioned.
The signing of cooperation agreements between the Taofen Foundation and eight organizations, together with Chinese Social Sciences Today, the Journal of Nanchang University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), the Chinese Journal of School Health, Hunan Science and Technology Press, Liaoning Science and Technology Publishing House, and the Medical Review (English Edition) by Peking University, was a key spotlight of the occasion.
Since its inception, the fund has efficiently facilitated the abroad publication of high-quality initiatives, together with The Complete Works of Yuan Longping and different necessary social science journals.
The English version mission of The Complete Works of Yuan Longping, in collaboration with Hunan Science and Technology Press, goals to current Yuan Longping’s pioneering contributions to hybrid rice analysis to abroad readers. It highlights China’s agricultural science and expertise improvements and their function in making certain world meals safety.
Comprising 12 volumes, the gathering comprehensively gathers Yuan’s educational works, analysis papers and beforehand printed manuscripts, together with his educating plans, letters and analysis diaries from the early Sixties to his dying in May 2021. In March 2026, the guide gained the sixth China Publishing Government Award.
Hu Yanhong, editor-in-chief of Hunan Science and Technology Press, described the gathering as not solely a monumental scientific work but additionally a testomony to the spirit of Chinese scientists and China’s resolution to world starvation. The English version permits this work, which embodies Chinese knowledge and advantages humanity, to enter the worldwide educational neighborhood and public studying area by a high-quality translation.