This Day, That Year

Editor's note: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.

On April 9, 2002, the State Council, China's Cabinet, approved the creation of the China Publishing Group to enhance the country's publishing sector. The group was officially set up in 2004.

It brought together 38 large publishing houses, including the Commercial Press, Zhonghua Book Co, China International Publishing Trade Corp, China Book Import and Export Corp and Xinhua Bookstore.