China had a total of 3,246 public libraries by the end of 2023, with a total national collection of 1.44 billion books, which represented an increase of 5.6 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Friday.
?The Chinese Book Center at the National Library of Belarus was established in Minsk on Wednesday. The center is jointly built by China International Communications Group (CICG) and the National Library of Belarus, and has become the 16th Chinese Book Center established by CICG globally.
The Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a non-governmental think tank based in Beijing that focuses on globalization, global governance and international relations, partnered with Springer Nature Group to launch a new book on Aug. 22.
The Baixin Bookstore, a time-honored Shanghai establishment that dates back to 1912, has recently found a new existence as an integrated cultural and lifestyle space.