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Local Stores Enjoy Hot Sales of Gulf Books

As tension mounts with the United States continuing threat of war against Iraq, books about the Persian Gulf region, or focusing on American and Iraqi military strength, have become bestsellers in the Chinese capital.

At Xidan Books Building, Beijing's largest bookstore, a special counter called Focus On The Gulf was opened to meet the growing demand of readers. Located in a corner on the building's ground floor, it sells 25 titles about the region. Although limited in area, the counter has been crowded since opening, with about 40 books sold every day.

A Gulf counter has also been opened at Xinhua Bookstore in Wangfujing. Called Gulf and Peace, it was said by a counter assistant to attract "military fans" and to have opened to cash in on so-called Gulf fever. More than 30 new titles Baghdad Under the War Clouds, Special Forces of the US Army, and Inside Stories About the US Army.