A book fair organized by publishers from Taiwan and the Chinese
mainland is to be held from Oct. 26 to 31 in Xiamen, a coastal city
in east China's Fujian Province.
Cross-Strait book fairs were held previously in Xiamen in July
2005 and in Taipei in September 2006, said the organizing
committee.
All the mainland publishers and Taiwan's 100 biggest publishers
were invited to participate in the fair, said the committee.
About 500 booths, including 150 for Taiwan publishers, will be
set up in four exhibition halls covering 26,400 square meters.
The organizers would set aside 10,000 square meters for book
sales.
Other activities included business talks between publishers of
both sides, cultural exchanges and lectures by famous writers.
The cross-Strait book fair had become an important stage for
publishers to strengthen communication and seek opportunities, said
Liu Binjie, vice director of the General Administration of Press
and Publication.
(Xinhua News Agency April 13, 2007)