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China to Join World Release of Sixth Harry Potter Book

After a wait of two years, Chinese Harry Potter fans will resume the adventures in the long-awaited sixth Harry Potter book together with readers worldwide.

China International Book Trading Corporation (CIBTC) will release Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by British author J.K. Rowling, on its international release date of July 16 this year.

"The Harry Potter books will be sold at Xinhua bookstores across the country," said Jiang Tao, import centre manager of CIBTC.

According to Jiang, there will be four editions of the new book - the UK and US children's editions and adult editions. "We will import the UK's children's edition," Jiang said.

The upcoming release will be the second time that CIBTC cooperated with Harry In 2003, CIBTC released the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, in China. It sold more than half a million copies in the country.