Books on China in Arabic put in Middle East bookstores
Updated: 2016-01-20 00:21
By HOU LIQIANG in Cairo, Egypt(China Daily)
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A group of Egyptian readers look at President Xi Jinping’s The Governance of China. |
China and Egypt have translated a lot of books about each other. China Intercontinental Press has translated more than 100 types of Chinese books into Arabic. According to Adel El Masry, head of the Egyptian publishers association, the organization has translated more than 100 Chinese books into Arabic from 1988 to 2014.
Ali Abel-Moneim, publisher of SAMA Publishing and Distribution, said it has published two Chinese books,China Wave and One Belt One Road, and will launch them at the International Cairo Book Fair next week. "We are going to publish 10 children's books and three novels as well," he said.
He said the One Belt and One Road project is very important for all sides, not only one side. ``You see what has happened in Middle East, the crisis in the economy, the military and terrorism. It's crazy. It's the only initiative to make peace and offer growth for the economy for people and cooperation for people," he said in explaining the reason for publishingOne Belt and One Road.
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