Government and Policy
China's 2009 yearbook published
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-08 11:07
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BEIJING: Chinese and English versions of the 2009 Yearbook of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has come off the press to be distributed at home and abroad, the publisher said in a statement Friday.
The 2009 yearbook, China's sole comprehensive state yearbook that has been published annually since 1981, contains more than 3 million Chinese characters and more than 100 color photos, said the statement from the Xinhua Publishing House, a division of the Xinhua News Agency.
The book breaks down issues into 40 categories, including national defense, diplomacy and the economy.
Statistics of the yearbook were drawn from Xinhua's Multimedia Database or contributed by authoritative figures from central government ministries or local authorities, the statement said.
The book will be available from bookstores in China.
