Beijing Book Fair – Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF)

The 31st Beijing International Book Fair will be held from June 18 to 22, 2025, at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, under the theme “Promoting the Inheritance and Development of Civilizations, and Advancing Exchanges, Mutual Learning, and Win-Win Cooperation.” Malaysia serves as the Guest of Honor. This edition of the Book Fair has attracted a total of over 1,700 exhibitors from 80 countries and regions, an increase of nine countries compared with last year. The Beijing Book Fair has expanded its exhibition space to 60,000 square meters, showcasing 220,000 titles of Chinese and foreign publications, and hosting more than 1,000 cultural events. Nearly 300,000 visitors from 110 countries and regions have attended the fair.

Copyright trade has yielded substantial results, with a total of 2,826 copyright agreements concluded between Chinese and foreign partners—up 34.5% from 2024. Of these, 1,955 were export deals, representing a year-on-year increase of 37.1%. A special showcase of high-quality publications featured over 2,400 titles of books and periodicals, including newly added thematic sections dedicated to books commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and to world cultural heritage. Major multi-volume series such as the “Complete Collection of Dunhuang Caves,” the “Great Series of Palace Museum Collections,” and the “Complete Collection of Yungang Grottoes” were also on display.

International influence has been significantly enhanced, with over 120 foreign government officials and heads of international organizations—including the UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications and the President of the International Publishers Association—alongside more than 150 Chinese and foreign cultural scholars and sinologists in attendance. The President of Princeton University Press lauded BIBF for bringing together publishers, authors, and translators from around the globe, underscoring its role in fostering international cooperation.

AI technology has emerged as a central focus, with the Beijing International Publishing Forum, the inaugural Asia-Pacific Conference of the International STM Association, and the Third Conference on Publishing and Technological Innovation all centering on artificial intelligence. China’s cutting-edge AI research has spurred the global dissemination of related publications: Zhejiang Education Press has exported its “Artificial Intelligence” textbook to Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates, while Tsinghua University Press has signed agreements for traditional Chinese‑character and English editions of its “General Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence” series. Meanwhile, Yuewen Group’s AI‑assisted creation system can generate a novel outline in just 30 minutes, and iFLYTEK’s AI translation system boasts an accuracy rate exceeding 95%.

A Sino-Italian classic translation project has been launched, featuring four carefully selected works—“I and the Temple of Earth,” “An Introduction to Ancient Chinese Architecture,” “From New Science,” and “Songbook”—which will be translated into each other, opening a window of cross-cultural understanding for readers in both countries. The public exhibition area has created five immersive experience zones, integrating the BIBF Picture Book Exhibition, the Art Book Fair, the Illustration Exhibition, the Food Book Fair, and the World Gifts Market, with a pop-up “Harry Potter” store drawing over 40,000 visitors to the picture book exhibit. In addition, a report on the overseas library collection impact was released, revealing that in 2024, 11,839 titles from 430 Chinese publishing houses were permanently acquired by overseas libraries.