On the afternoon of June 18, 2026, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) successfully held the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) International Partners Reception at its booth in the China National Convention Center. Themed “Bridging Cultures, Shaping Smarter Futures,” the reception brought together representatives from leading international publishing houses including Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, Oxford University Press, Pearson Education, Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill Education, Taylor & Francis Group, Hachette Livre, Collins Learning, Bloomsbury Publishing, Nosy Crow, and The BMJ, as well as partners from Belt and Road countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Arab world, and publishers from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan regions. Ding Hao, Standing Committee Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Beijing Foreign Studies University, and Li Peize, Chairman and General Manager of Chinese Testing International, were also in attendance. As the event was held on the eve of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, guests present reviewed existing cooperative friendship, explored new opportunities, and shared visions for the future together.

    Wang Fang, Secretary of the CPC Committee and Chair of the Board of FLTRP Group, and President of FLTRP, delivered remarks at the reception. She noted that amid mounting challenges including a contracting overall Chinese publishing market, a declining school-age population, intensifying industry competition, and accelerating digital transformation, FLTRP has achieved steady and moderate revenue growth in the first half of fiscal year 2026, driven by sustained investment in digital transformation and a deepening global footprint. She highlighted FLTRP’s substantial achievements in building a new AI-powered smart education ecosystem. For students, AI has been deeply integrated into digital textbooks, learning platforms, and smart devices, delivering personalized services including writing review, oral practice companions, and learning analytics. For teachers, the AI-powered Teacher Development Solution launched in May this year features two core tools: iTeach platform for foreign language teachers across all school levels, and TeachMate, an AI teaching assistant covering every stage of the instructional workflow from lesson preparation and delivery to student engagement, assessment, and research. Digital revenue now accounts for more than 40% of FLTRP’s total. AI technology is also being applied across the entire business chain—from content creation and editorial review to quality control, marketing, and internal operations—significantly enhancing overall operational efficiency.

     Wang Fang also spoke about FLTRP’s effort in the reading sector, noting that in response to the National Reading Promotion Regulations, FLTRP has published over 6,000 titles in its graded reading series and established more than 850 graded reading centers across China that integrate both digital and print resources. She also outlined the latest milestones in FLTRP’s international expansion: the New HSK Course series, launched less than six months ago, has already secured rights licensing and physical export partnerships with more than ten countries including Vietnam, Mongolia, Thailand, and Malaysia. Through the FLTRP International Smart Education Platform, digital resource partnerships for products such as HSK have extended to the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, South Africa, the United States, and Hong Kong, China, offering overseas and domestic users a one-stop service encompassing digital textbooks, online courses, and teaching support. She noted that as the global wave of AI continues to surge, international demand and attention for Chinese language learning and Chinese culture are rising steadily, opening broad new horizons for Sino-foreign publishing and education cooperation. FLTRP looks forward to working hand in hand with global partners to pioneer new avenues of collaboration and build a shared future.

    Also speaking at the reception as guest representatives were Myriam Poort, Vice President Humanities Books at Springer Nature; Michael Cahill, Senior Director, Asia of Cengage Learning; and Pakorn Rongnopparut, Deputy Director and Acting Director of BOWT in Thailand.

    Myriam Poort spoke highly of the long-term and stable strategic partnership between the two organizations. She noted that the collaboration spans multiple fields including English language teaching, Chinese language teaching, science education, and academic publishing, with active innovation in content formats such as video books and MOOCs for academic dissemination. Springer Nature is currently transitioning from content delivery towards technology-enabled products, platforms, and solutions, and hopes to deepen its digitally intelligent cooperation with FLTRP to promote a responsible, human-centered model of AI application on a global scale.

    Michael Cahill praised FLTRP’s leading practices in integrated publishing and digital transformation. He expressed that Cengage fully endorses FLTRP’s philosophy of using technology to empower educational development, and is confident in the prospects for collaboration on co-developing curriculum resources and digital teaching solutions.

    Pakorn Rongnopparut reflected on the deep-rooted and longstanding foundations of Sino-Thai cooperation in language, culture, and education. He noted that the new international Chinese language proficiency standards represented by HSK 3.0 serve as a key reference point for Thai students studying and seeking employment in China, and that BOWT is committed to fully advancing the localization of related courses and teaching materials in Thailand.

    A cherished tradition for FLTRP at BIBF, the International Partners Reception is not merely a gathering to reconnect with old friends, but also a window through which FLTRP showcases its strategic vision and genuine spirit of partnership to new collaborators. As 2026 marks the inaugural year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, FLTRP will continue its “going global and bringing in” dual strategy on its new journey defined by “AI empowerment, digital-print integration” embracing the world with greater openness, and making sustained contributions to the development of a high-quality international smart education ecosystem.

    Liu Jie, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Deputy Chair of the Board of FLTRP, and Editor-in-Chief of FLTRP; Chang Xiaoling, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Deputy Chair of the Board of FLTRP, and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of FLTRP; Wang Yong, Vice President; Chen Yuanyuan, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee of FLTRP; Li Huiqin, Assistant President; and representatives from various departments attended the event. The reception was hosted by Peng Donglin, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of FLTRP.