China Publishing Association


The China Publishing Association is a national people's organization for professionals from the publishing sector in the People's Republic of China, operating under the oversight of the General Administration of Press and Publication.

History

The China Publishing Workers Association was established in Changsha, Hunan Province, on December 20, 1979. On December 21, 1979, the inaugural meeting of the Board of Directors of the China Publishing Workers' Association appointed Hu Guizhi as Honorary Chairman and Chen Hanbo as Chairman. On May 6, 2011, the China Publishing Workers' Association was rebranded as the China Publishing Association and convened its Sixth General Meeting, during which Liu Binjie, the Director General of the General Administration of Press and Publication, was elected as the Sixth Chairman of its Board of Directors. In 2021, the China Publishing Association convened its general meeting in Beijing, at which was chosen chairman of the seventh council.