China Publishing Group was established in 2002, which is a large publishing group directly under the Ministry of Culture of China, while China Press and Publication Media Group was established on 20 18, which was formed by the former General Administration of Press and Publication of China, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and Radio China International, so it is not a company.

China Publishing Group has many important publishing units, such as China Book Publishing Media Group, China Audio-visual Publishing House, China Fine Arts Publishing House and China Children Publishing House.