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| President's Message |
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Message from the President
When FLTRP was set up in 1979, two years into China’s reform and opening up to the outside world, it was a small newcomer among the 500-plus publishing houses in the country. Parallel to unprecedented national development in the past 28 years, FLTRP has grown into the largest foreign language publisher and the third largest in terms of annual sales of all the publishing houses in China. Rocketing sales figures distinguish FLTRP as the fastest growing house of all its Chinese counterparts: from RMB 20 million in 1992, to 450 million in 2000, to 800 million in 2002, and to 1.4 billion in 2006.
We are proud of but are not content with what we have achieved. Under the new strategy of developing into a comprehensive provider of educational services, we have
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started expansion into the fields ofeducational training and information service while continuing to strengthen publishing as our core business. Through our products and services, we hope to help improve the overall education of learners of all age groups, from kindergarten to school, and through higher education to professional development.
An open press in an open China, FLTRP sets high store by international cooperation. One of the first houses to work with overseas partners in the early 1980s, FLTRP has developed fruitful relationship with many prestigious publishers in different parts of the world. Thanks to international collaboration, FLTRP has served and will continue to serve as a window for Chinese to learn foreign languages and cultures. With the inauguration of Chinese publishing a few years ago, we also serve as a window for foreign friends to learn Chinese language and culture. The new mission brings even more opportunities for international cooperation, which we look forward to sharing with our existing and new partners. |
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