The 2024 International Publishing Forum Successfully Was Held in Beijing

On June 20， the “2024 International Publishing Forum” was successfully held during the Beijing International Book Fair. The forum was hosted by the Publishers Association of China and the International Publishers Association， organized by China Publishing amp; Media Journal， Higher Education Press， Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing amp; Media Group， and International Publishing Weekly， with Wuhan Xinxin Media Group as a co-organizer. Over 200 senior publishing executives from countries and regions such as China， the United States， the United Kingdom， Germany， Brazil， Australia， and Singapore gathered to discuss new approaches and initiatives for international educational publishing cooperation in the digital intelligence era. The forum focused on promoting deeper and more practical international publishing cooperation under the theme “Digital Intelligence Empowering Education Publishing and International Cooperation.”

The event was attended and addressed by prominent figures， including Wu Shulin， chairman of the Publishers Association of China; Karine Pansa， president of the International Publishers Association; Huang Zhijian， chairman and party secretary of China Publishing Group; Niels Peter Thomas， global head of books at Springer Nature; Zhang Chaoyang， party secretary and chairman of Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing amp; Media Corporation; Liu Chao， party secretary and president of Higher Education Press; Catriona Stevenson， deputy CEO and general counsel of the Publishers Association in UK; Wang Fang， party secretary and chairman of FLTRP (Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press)， president of FLTRP， and director of the Foreign Language Publishing Committee of the Publishers Association of China; Arend Küster， publishing director of CSIRO Publishing (Australia); Roy Lee， managing director and vice president of Cengage Asia; and Wang Kuiying， Chairman of Wuhan Xinxin Media Group.

The forum was chaired by Li Pengyi， vice president of the Publishers Association of China and chairman of the Editorial Board of International Publishing Weekly.

Other notable attendees included: Yu Chunchi， member of the Party Committee and president of the China Education Publishing amp; Media Group， president of Language amp; Culture Press， member of the Executive Committee of the International Publishers Association; Huang Wei， director (first-level inspector) of the Major Publishing Projects Office of the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration; Xi Weidong， president of the Central Compilation amp; Translation Press; Feng Wenli， president of China Yan Shi Press; Zhang Jingjing， executive director (president)， party secretary， and general manager of Modern Education Press; Long Jie， deputy editor-in-chief of Higher Education Press; and Yuan Nan， deputy general Manager of Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing amp; Media.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China， the CPC Central Committee， with Xi Jinping at its core， has placed great emphasis on promoting Chinese culture globally. President Xi Jinping has delivered numerous important speeches and made significant statements emphasizing the need to strengthen international communication capacity， enhance cultural exchange levels， establish multi-layered cultural cooperation mechanisms， and engage in deep， diverse， and effective ideological and cultural exchanges. Currently， new generation information technologies such as the internet， big data， cloud computing， and artificial intelligence are rapidly developing， with digitalization becoming a crucial means of reshaping the global economic landscape and altering global competition dynamics. The advent of ChatGPT has heralded a new chapter in the era of artificial intelligence， injecting new vitality into the creation of a networked， digital， personalized， and lifelong education system and the high-quality development of education. The theme “Digital Intelligence Empowering Education Publishing and International Cooperation” is timely and significant.

Initiated by International Publishing Weekly， the International Publishing Forum has been successfully held during the Beijing and London International Book Fairs for eight consecutive sessions. Each forum’s theme is designed to align with contemporary and industry concerns， offering rich and engaging content that attracts senior publishing executives from various countries and regions. The forum has successfully established an international information exchange platform， contributing positively to promoting Chinese publishing on the global stage， facilitating Sino-foreign publishing exchanges and cooperation， telling China’s story， and spreading China’s voice.