[1] The publishing industry in the People's Republic of China continues to grow in modern times.
[4]: 31 "How-to" manuals on practical topics were popular by the Republican period, but publishing of such manuals expanded rapidly during the 1950s as part of the Communist Party's position that scientific knowledge should be widely spread and available to the people.
[4]: 31 A broader range of Western works were produced as "White Cover Books" for restricted internal publishing and were not available in bookstores.
[4]: 32 The China International Publishing Group (CIPG, Chinese: 中国国际出版集团) undertakes the publication, printing and distribution of foreign-language books and periodicals, playing a unique role in publishing, cultural exchange and cooperation.
It consists of four print magazines and several websites in many languages including English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Esperanto and Chinese.