We know the power of digital media, and we also know the limitations. Facebook and Google are not allowed in China. What if the western world were to block Wechat and TikTok in the same way?
So we have developed a more traditional publishing house registered in Sweden. Sandy's parents are both from the publishing business. His mum, Y.Y. Jia, served as Editor-in-Chief at China Forestry Publish House. Sandy's dad, Y.P. Li was the co-founder (together with the Chinese Prime Minister's mother-in-law) of the biggest magazine in Asia, BanYueTan (Half-month Talk), a bi-weekly political magazine which all party members in China have to read! Peak circulation is 7,500,000 every other week.
During the years, YES has served several famous writers. To name a few we include Thomas Tranströmer (Nobel prize for Literature 2011), Jidi Majia (A Yi Chinese poet and politician), and Mo Yan (Nobel Literature Prize 2012).
We also have ideas about combining press and film, such as with Mårbacka. What would you say about letting Nils Holgersson fly over Sweden on the way to China? From Sweden, he would take with him his sense of innovation, care of the environment, and independence while learning respect and culture from the east. Even after 110 years that could be very interesting for today's young people and society.
Det finns idéer att kombinera press och film, till exampel med . Vad säger man om att låta Nils Holgersson flyga över Sverige till Kina, där tar han med sig innovationen, miljötänkandet, självstädigheten från Sverige, samt lär sig respekten och kulturen från östen. Efter 110 år, kan det vara mycket intressant för dagens ungdomar och samhälle.