PUBLISHERS' LONGEVITY SPEAKS VOLUMES

Four decades on, a publishing giant is still creating waves with its unique works. Mei Jia reports.

The China Social Sciences Press recently turned 40. To mark the event, 300 scholars and publishing professionals from around the world gathered in Beijing to celebrate.

For Liu Binjie, former publishing minister and now director-general of the Publishers Association of China, the setting up of the publishing house came at a key moment when China was adjusting its road ahead, emancipating minds, and was launching the reform and opening up.