China Publishing Group is a large-scale national publishing institution, founded in view of intensifying the reform and accelerating the development in publishing industry. Granted by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and State Council, the Group was established on April 9, 2002.

The Group consists of 10 large publishing houses and 3 publications wholesalers, namely, the People’s Publishing House, the People’s Literature Publishing House, the Commercial Press, Zhonghua Book Company, Encyclopedia of China Publishing House, China Fine Arts Publishing Group, People’s Music Publishing House, SDX Joint Publishing Company, China Translation and Publishing Corporation, Orient Publishing Centre, Xinhua Bookstore Head Office, China National Publishing Industry Trading Corporation and China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Corporation. Being launched at a time when China has been accepted as a member of the World Trade Organization, CPG is determined to become market-oriented and constantly sharpening its competitive edge. Xin Hua Distribution Group Corporation, a holding company of CPG, is composed of Xinhua Bookstore Head Office, China National Publishing Industry Trading Corporation, China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Corporation, China National Post Logistics Co., Ltd. and China National Post Mail-order Co., Ltd. The China Publications Distributing Group, with the production and marketing of different media publications as its main business, integrates publishing and marketing, chain-operation, import & export trade, copyright license trade, printing and reproduction, information technology (IT) services, scientific research and development, and fund-raising.

With a total of 6,000 employees at their posts, the group owns 27 publishing houses, including the vice-shingle publishing houses, which annually publishes 5500 titles of books, 500 titles of audio-visual products and electronic publications, 47 titles of periodicals and 3 titles of newspaper. Every year, the Group is engaged in over 2,000 titles of books and periodicals copyright license trade, imports and exports more than 200,000 titles of books, publications, newspaper, audio-visual products and electronic publications.

The Group is under the leadership of the CPC Ministry of Propaganda and accepts the guidance of the General Administration of Press and Publications. In the China Publishing Group, the CPC Leading Group is the core of leadership, under which the Board of Management takes full responsibility for the management of the Group’s business.

Mr.Yang Muzhi

Secretary, CPC Leading Group of China Publishing Group

Chairman, Board of Management, China Publishing Group

Mr. Nie Zhenning

Member of CPC Leading Group of China Publishing Group

Vice Chairman, Board of Management, China Publishing Group

Mr. Song Xiaohong

Member of CPC Leading Group of China Publishing Group

Vice Chairman, Board of Management, China Publishing Group

Mr. Wang Junguo

Member of CPC Leading Group of China Publishing Group

Vice Chairman, Board of Management, China Publishing Group

Ms. Shen Jianguo

Member of CPC Leading Group of China Publishing Group

Vice Chairman, Board of Management, China Publishing Group

The task of the Group is: to grasp publishing-orientated, ensure the control ability; innovate in systems, enhance operation management; found marketing system, improve publishing circulation, increase the value of assets of the nation; Strengthen the publishing industry, spread the advanced culture, carry forward the national spirit.

The development of the Group is divided into three steps: the first step (2002): to prepare and found basic construction; the second step (2003-2004): to integrate resources and adjust construction, reorganize the business; the third step (2005): to accumulate capital, scale operation and practise development by strides.

Now the Group is steadily approaching its strategic goal of becoming a crack force in China and a large-scale top-notch publishing organization worldwide.