Inner Mongolia People's Publishing House
Encyclopedia
The Inner Mongolia People's Publishing House (IMPPH) is a publishing company based in Hohhot
, the capital of the Inner Mongolia
autonomous region
of the People's Republic of China
. It was established in 1951. Their president is Wang Dongsheng (王東生).
's Triple Doors; however, a spokesperson for IMPPH denied that the company had actually printed those books, instead claiming that another party was misusing their name. A 2004 article by the China Youth Daily
also claimed that the IMPPH's 2001 book about chengyu plagiarised roughly 500,000 words from a similar book published four years earlier by the China Youth Press.
In 2004, the IMPPH were also fined by the General Administration of Press and Publication
for trading in book registration numbers. They sold the book registration numbers to a publishing company in Jiangxi
, enabling the latter to carry out illegal publication activities.
Hohhot
Hohhot , is a city in north-central China and the capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, serving as the region's administrative, economic, and cultural centre....
, the capital of the Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
autonomous region
Autonomous regions of China
An autonomous region is a first-level administrative subdivision of People's Republic of China. Like Chinese provinces, an autonomous region has its own local government, but an autonomous region theoretically has more legislative rights. An Autonomous Region is a minority entity which has a...
of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It was established in 1951. Their president is Wang Dongsheng (王東生).
Publications
IMPPH publish original works in Chinese and Mongolian, as well as translations of English works.Incidents
IMPPH have been accused of violations of intellectual property rights on various occasions. In 2001, there appeared a book with the imprint of IMPPH, whose author's pseudonym, title, cover art, and content bore a close resemblance to Han HanHan Han
Han Han is a Chinese professional rally driver, best-selling author, singer, creator of Party and China's most popular blogger—indeed, possibly the most popular blogger in the world. He has published five novels to date, and is represented by the Hong Kong based . He is also involved in music...
's Triple Doors; however, a spokesperson for IMPPH denied that the company had actually printed those books, instead claiming that another party was misusing their name. A 2004 article by the China Youth Daily
China Youth Daily
The China Youth Daily is the official newspaper of Communist Youth League of China , and is a popular official daily newspaper and the first independently operated central government news media portal in the People's Republic of China.In 1980s it was regarded as the best newspaper in mainland...
also claimed that the IMPPH's 2001 book about chengyu plagiarised roughly 500,000 words from a similar book published four years earlier by the China Youth Press.
In 2004, the IMPPH were also fined by the General Administration of Press and Publication
General Administration of Press and Publication
General Administration of Press and Publication is the administrative agency responsible for regulating and distribution news, print and Internet publications in China. This include granting publication licenses for periodicals and books...
for trading in book registration numbers. They sold the book registration numbers to a publishing company in Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
, enabling the latter to carry out illegal publication activities.