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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)

Biography of Shenyang: Splendor of the Shen River, Purple Mist from the East cover
Rating 3.7
Biography of Shenyang: Splendor of the Shen River, Purple Mist from the East 初国卿 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book consists of 16 chapters, including "Wood-Carved Bird and Fire-Seed Vessel: A Stunning Work from 7,200 Years Ago," "Moonlit Sword Qi and Kiln…
A Biography of Tianjin: Viewing the Tianjin Gates in Peaceful Times cover
Rating 3.7
A Biography of Tianjin: Viewing the Tianjin Gates in Peaceful Times 徐凤文 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Tianjin, the largest port city in northern China, sits where nine rivers converge and was once home to nine foreign concessions. North and south blend…
The Poetry Collection of Cao Pi (Chinese-English Bilingual) cover
Rating 3.6
The Poetry Collection of Cao Pi (Chinese-English Bilingual) 赵彦春 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Cao Pi's poetry is ornate and meticulously crafted in language, with deep, subtle, and delicate lyricism, forming a graceful, restrained, refined, and…
Walking Together: 100 Stories of the Communist Party of China's Foreign Exchanges (French) cover
Rating 3.6
Walking Together: 100 Stories of the Communist Party of China's Foreign Exchanges (French) “一路同行——中国共产党对外交往100个故事”编写组 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book tells readers in China and abroad the story of the Communist Party of China and the world after its founding, especially since the new era. …
Witnessing China: From Reform and Opening-Up to the New Era (English) cover
Rating 3.6
Witnessing China: From Reform and Opening-Up to the New Era (English) 阿德里亚诺·马达罗 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Witnessing China is the most important work Adriano Madaro has undertaken over the past half century. Drawing on 216 trips to China and fifty years of…
Yasuo Fukuda Looks at China: Eastern Wisdom and World Peace cover
Rating 3.6
Yasuo Fukuda Looks at China: Eastern Wisdom and World Peace Yasuo Fukuda / Wang Min Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book centers on FUKUDA Yasuo's articles over the years on such themes as China-Japan relations, China's reform and development, China's relations…
Tides Surging on the Zhijiang: China's Development as Seen in Zhejiang cover
Rating 3.6
Tides Surging on the Zhijiang: China's Development as Seen in Zhejiang David Ferguson Foreign Languages Press · 2026 How can China's story of comprehensively deepening reform be told effectively to the international community? Zhejiang is one of China's pioneering pr…
Walking Together: 100 Stories of the Communist Party of China's Foreign Exchanges (Russian) cover
Rating 3.6
Walking Together: 100 Stories of the Communist Party of China's Foreign Exchanges (Russian) “一路同行——中国共产党对外交往100个故事”编写组 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book tells the story of the Communist Party of China and the world after its founding, especially since the new era, to readers at home and abroa…
Walking Together: 100 Stories of the Communist Party of China's Foreign Exchanges (Japanese) cover
Rating 3.6
Walking Together: 100 Stories of the Communist Party of China's Foreign Exchanges (Japanese) “一路同行——中国共产党对外交往100个故事”编写组 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book tells domestic and international audiences the story of the Communist Party of China and the world after the founding of the Party, especial…
Biography of Xiamen: The Garden City on the Sea cover
Rating 3.6
Biography of Xiamen: The Garden City on the Sea 何况 / 李启宇 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Silk Road Cities: A Hundred Portraits is a key publishing project of the China International Publishing Group. Echoing the Belt and Road Initiative, i…
Biography of Wuhan: A Metropolis Where the Yangtze and Han Rivers Meet cover
Rating 3.6
Biography of Wuhan: A Metropolis Where the Yangtze and Han Rivers Meet 李鲁平 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Drawing on local gazetteers and historical scholarship, this work of nonfiction traces Wuhan's geographical evolution and spatial layout where rivers …
A Biography of Fuzhou: Two Thousand Years of Sailing the Fujian Seas cover
Rating 3.6
A Biography of Fuzhou: Two Thousand Years of Sailing the Fujian Seas 魏定榔 / 卢美松 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book consists of five chapters. Chapter 1, “A Blessed Land by the River,” traces the historical transformation of Fuzhou. Chapter 2, “Hub of the …
Biography of Kaifeng: Yimen, Land of Emperors Since Ancient Times cover
Rating 3.6
Biography of Kaifeng: Yimen, Land of Emperors Since Ancient Times 刘海永 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 From a historian's perspective and with a writer's brush, this book systematically traces the history of Kaifeng, with a focus on the Belt and Road. O…
The Delivery Rider: A True Record of the Lives of Chinese Food Delivery Workers (English) cover
Rating 3.6
The Delivery Rider: A True Record of the Lives of Chinese Food Delivery Workers (English) 杨丽萍 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Through interviews, this book records in near-raw form the survival stories of 25 ordinary delivery riders who shuttle through the streets and alleys …
Walking Together: 100 Stories of the Communist Party of China's Foreign Exchanges (Arabic) cover
Rating 3.6
Walking Together: 100 Stories of the Communist Party of China's Foreign Exchanges (Arabic) “一路同行——中国共产党对外交往100个故事”编写组 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book tells readers in China and abroad the story of the Communist Party of China and the world after its founding, especially since the new era. …
April in the Human World: A Poetry Collection by Lin Huiyin (Chinese-English Bilingual) cover
Rating 3.6
April in the Human World: A Poetry Collection by Lin Huiyin (Chinese-English Bilingual) 赵彦春 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Lin Huiyin is a renowned Chinese architect, yet she also achieved remarkable success in literature and translation. A prominent poet of the Crescent M…
Walking Together: 100 Stories of the Communist Party of China's Foreign Exchanges (Korean) cover
Rating 3.6
Walking Together: 100 Stories of the Communist Party of China's Foreign Exchanges (Korean) “一路同行——中国共产党对外交往100个故事”编写组 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book tells the story of the Communist Party of China and the world, at home and abroad, since its founding and especially in the new era. Through…
Poems of Hanshan (Chinese-English Bilingual) cover
Rating 3.6
Poems of Hanshan (Chinese-English Bilingual) 寒山 / 赵彦春 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Cold Mountain Poems (Chinese–English Bilingual Edition) is a collection of poems by the Tang dynasty monk and poet Shi Hanshan. Hanshan's poems are kn…
Biography of Luoyang: The Endless Elegance of the Capital cover
Rating 3.6
Biography of Luoyang: The Endless Elegance of the Capital 黄婕 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book unfolds around the themes of time and space, people and local customs, and the city's connection to the Silk Road. Through the mutual infilt…
A Biography of Colombo: Crossroads of the East cover
Rating 3.5
A Biography of Colombo: Crossroads of the East 阿西夫·侯赛因 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book consists of nineteen chapters: “Starting from a City,” “First Beginnings,” “Colombo Port: Thriving by the Harbor,” “Fort District: The Forme…

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