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American Publishers Take a Stand Against Censorship

With the 68th annual Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest gathering of the publishing industry, underway, 12 American publishing companies have signed a PEN American Center pledge to address censorship in Chinese translations of foreign works for the mainland market. From PEN’s press release: As the International Publishers Association prepares to announce the acceptance of China as its newest member during the Frankfurt Book Fair, twelve U.S. publishers