Foreign Languages Press

Also known as: 外文出版社有限责任公司

Founded
1952
Country / Region
China
Notable books
Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (Volume I)Stray Birds · The Crescent MoonSelected Works of Lu Xun: Volume Two (French)

303 books 200 authors

About the publisher

Foreign Languages Press, founded in 1952, focuses on publishing works by Chinese leaders, Party and government documents, and government white papers in multiple languages, while also covering literature, social culture, and finance. Representative titles include Stray Birds and The Crescent Moon, Xi Jinping's speeches at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and at the BRICS Xiamen Summit, Understanding China's Poverty Alleviation, Open China: New Patterns in the New Era, and Factory Girls. Its author resources include Rabindranath Tagore, Zheng Zhenduo, Xi Jinping, Ding Yan, and Zheng Yongnian. The press is characterized by translating Chinese political documents and cultural classics for overseas readers in multiple languages, alongside introducing and exporting literary and academic works. Its catalog centers on inspirational growth, politics, social culture, finance, and literature. Public information is limited; this profile emphasizes the publishing directions reflected in the available catalog.

Published (303)

Stray Birds · The Crescent Moon cover
Rating 4.5
Stray Birds · The Crescent Moon Rabindranath Tagore / Zheng Zhenduo Foreign Languages Press · 2026 If you choose the most beautiful English, read it, enjoy it, and love it, you will be able to grasp its imagery, feel the beauty of the original, form…
Selected Works of Lu Xun: Volume IV (Essays 1934-1936) French cover
Rating 4.3
Selected Works of Lu Xun: Volume IV (Essays 1934-1936) French Lu Xun / 外文出版社法文编译部 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Lu Xun's works are pervaded by a vigorous anti-feudal fervor and are known for their outstanding artistic language and their realist technique of reve…
On the Categories of Classical Chinese Philosophical Concepts (English) cover
Rating 4.2
On the Categories of Classical Chinese Philosophical Concepts (English) Zhang Dainian / 赖登 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book is Mr. Zhang Dainian's summing-up monograph on the system of categories and concepts inherent in Chinese philosophy, and its academic influe…
China's Path to Green Development cover
Rating 4.0
China's Path to Green Development 解振华 / 潘家华 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Centered on the theme of "green development," this book presents a panoramic view of China's course in resource conservation, pollution control, and e…
Newly Compiled Classified Chinese-English Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine cover
Rating 4.0
Newly Compiled Classified Chinese-English Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine 谢竹藩 / 谢方 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This dictionary revises the entries of the first edition according to two international standards—WHO and WFCMS—and national standards, and adds 944 n…
Opening-Up China: New Era, New Landscape cover
Rating 4.0
Opening-Up China: New Era, New Landscape Zheng Yongnian Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book presents the author's recent analysis and reflections on China's further opening-up. It examines the domestic and international context, con…
A Comprehensive Explanation of the Dao De Jing (Portuguese) cover
Rating 3.9
A Comprehensive Explanation of the Dao De Jing (Portuguese) Giorgio Sinedino Foreign Languages Press · 2026 The Portuguese edition of A Comprehensive Interpretation takes the Daodejing as its source text and renders it into Portuguese. As a quintessence of C…
A Comprehensive Explanation of the Analects (Portuguese) cover
Rating 3.9
A Comprehensive Explanation of the Analects (Portuguese) Giorgio Sinedino Foreign Languages Press · 2026 The Portuguese edition of A Comprehensive Commentary on The Analects translates this Chinese literary classic directly into Portuguese and, building o…
The Foshan Chronicle: A Thousand Years of Southern Cultural Lineage at a Glance cover
Rating 3.9
The Foshan Chronicle: A Thousand Years of Southern Cultural Lineage at a Glance 张况 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Foshan traces its origins to the Jin dynasty and received its name in the Tang. A major cradle of Lingnan culture and an economic powerhouse of Guangd…
A Comprehensive Explanation of the Inner Chapters of Zhuangzi (Portuguese) cover
Rating 3.9
A Comprehensive Explanation of the Inner Chapters of Zhuangzi (Portuguese) Giorgio Sinedino Foreign Languages Press · 2026 The Portuguese edition of A Comprehensive Interpretation translates the Daodejing into Portuguese. This volume selects the Inner Chapters of the Zhuan…
The Quanzhou Chronicle: The Starting Point of the Maritime Silk Road cover
Rating 3.9
The Quanzhou Chronicle: The Starting Point of the Maritime Silk Road 林轩鹤 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 The author of *Biography of Quanzhou* is a writer of history and literature and a poet who was born and raised in Quanzhou. He has long devoted himsel…
China-US Relations: Converging Interests Amid Change cover
Rating 3.8
China-US Relations: Converging Interests Amid Change 李成 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Today's world stands at a new crossroads between war and peace, polarization and coexistence, decoupling and cooperation. As a Chinese-American schola…
18 Letters from Lao Pan to Young People (English-Chinese Bilingual) cover
Rating 3.8
18 Letters from Lao Pan to Young People (English-Chinese Bilingual) 潘维廉 / 李晶 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 A collection of letters written by Professor Pan for young readers, covering four major topics: English learning, Chinese stories, family education, a…
History of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea: English Edition (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.8
History of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea: English Edition (3 Volumes) 军事科学院军事历史研究所 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book is a monumental work with distinctive features that presents the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in a panoramic manner. The comp…
The Poetry Collection of Cao Zhi (Chinese-English Bilingual) cover
Rating 3.8
The Poetry Collection of Cao Zhi (Chinese-English Bilingual) 赵彦春 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Cao Zhi's five-character poems hold a high place and great achievement in literary history; he is the most outstanding poet of the Jian'an poetic scen…
China on the Fingertips: Mobile Internet and Social Change in a Large Developing Country cover
Rating 3.8
China on the Fingertips: Mobile Internet and Social Change in a Large Developing Country 马化腾 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book examines China's social transformation through the lens of mobile internet. From smart living, industrial upgrading, and inclusive social de…
Witnessing China: From Reform and Opening-Up to the New Era cover
Rating 3.8
Witnessing China: From Reform and Opening-Up to the New Era 阿德里亚诺·马达罗 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 "Witnessing China" is the most important work the author Adriano Madaro has undertaken over the past half century. Through 216 trips to China and the …
Opening-Up China: New Era, New Landscape (English) cover
Rating 3.8
Opening-Up China: New Era, New Landscape (English) Zheng Yongnian Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book presents the author's recent analysis and reflections on China's further opening-up. Examining such themes as fostering positive interaction…
I Am No Outsider: Lao Pan's Letters from China cover
Rating 3.8
I Am No Outsider: Lao Pan's Letters from China 潘维廉 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Nearly fifty letters, selected from the hundreds Paul Vianney wrote to his family between 1988 and 2016, are collected and published here for the firs…
I Am No Outsider: Old Pan's Letters from China (English) cover
Rating 3.8
I Am No Outsider: Old Pan's Letters from China (English) 潘维廉 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Selected from hundreds of family letters written by William N. Brown between 1988 and 2016, nearly fifty are gathered here for the first time in book …

Frequent authors

Xi Jinping (19)张东刚 (16)刘伟 (13)“一路同行——中国共产党对外交往100个故事”编写组 (9)陆仁 (8)100个词读懂中国共产党与中华民族伟大复兴编写组 (7)《历史与现实:100个词了解新中国》编写组 (6)中华人民共和国科学技术部 (6)Li Junru (6)潘维廉 (6)梁相斌 (5)祝捷 (5)