Publishers aim to take Chinese literature to the world

TAKING OVER THE WORLD: Helped by the e-book revolution, China is now making a push to export its own literature abroad instead of merely consuming works from other countries. — Reuters

FRANKFURT: China, the world's second-biggest book market after the United States, has long been a consumer of works from other countries, now it is making a push to export its own literature abroad, helped by the e-book revolution. 

Industry players at the Frankfurt Book Fair said they had observed a change in Chinese exhibitors' focus from acquiring foreign rights to selling the products of China's developing publishing sector.