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The Frankfurt Book Fair was founded in 1949 and is one of the world's largest publishing industry exhibitions.
China News Service, Berlin, October 8. Frankfurt News: On the 7th local time, the 78th Frankfurt Book Fair opened at the Frankfurt Convention and Exhibition Center in Germany. China Book Import and Export (Group) Co., Ltd. organized more than 80 domestic publishing and cultural units to appear at this book fair to showcase the development achievements of China's publishing industry and actively carry out copyright negotiations and humanities dialogue.
According to reports, with the unified image of "Reading China", China's publishing culture units set up a 336-square-meter joint booth in the core area of the book fair, displaying more than 3,000 kinds and more than 4,600 high-quality books. It integrates exhibition display, copyright negotiation, cultural exchange, and interactive experience, attracting many overseas publishers to stop and communicate. During the exhibition, China's publishing culture units will also hold 55 publishing culture exchange activities such as special seminars, writer talks, copyright signings, and new book releases.
The Frankfurt Book Fair was founded in 1949 and is one of the world's largest publishing industry exhibitions. This book fair has attracted more than 4,000 publishing institutions from more than 100 countries and regions. It will last until the 11th and is expected to receive more than 230,000 visitors. (over)

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