The number of countries and regions participating in this year's book fair increased by four compared with last year, and Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Venezuela and Panama set up booths for the first time. On the basis of the continuous participation of the United States, Britain, France, Japan and other countries and regions, nearly 30 countries related to the "Belt and Road" such as Poland, Indonesia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia and Russia actively signed up for the exhibition.
The highlights of this year's book fair are various: through nearly 5,000 kinds of exhibits, the brilliant achievements of the 40 th anniversary of reform and opening up are concentrated, and the 40-year history and achievements of publishing industry reform and development are concentrated; The reading experience and the comprehensive upgrade of Wenchuang Library fully demonstrated the diversified development achievements of the publishing industry in cooperation with various cultural institutions in recent years; Beijing International Children's Book Fair was established for the first time to promote China's original children's books to "go out"; In line with the development trend of international publishing industry, this year's book fair focuses on the development of industrial integration, and Chinese and foreign publishing enterprises will fully display the latest digital publishing technology.