Digital publishing has grown rapidly in China, with an annual pace of 30 percent in revenue for the last five years, official report showed. In 2014 alone, the total revenue of Chinese digital publishing reached 316.8 billion yuan (55.1 billion U.S. dollars), which account for nearly 10 percent of the total revenue of the Chinese publishing industry.

As the country that invented paper, China has embraced the challenges and opportunities raised by the era of digital publishing.

Of nearly 130 special events China held as the GMF guest of honor, the highlights included 25 renowned Chinese authors having dialogue and interactions with their foreign peers and readers during the expo.

The presence of Chinese authors in BEA 2015 mirrored the growing recognition of Chinese writers by global readers.

After Chinese writer Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize in literature, an increasing number of Chinese literature works have been translated into English, French and many other languages in the past few years, which have helped the Western world to understand China better.

Stephen A. Orlins, president of National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, said, "43 years ago, a Chinese Ping Pong team was the beginning of Americans understanding China, when I look at BEA today, it reminds me of how far we have come."