The only printing company authorised to print the Bible in China announced Thursday that over 100 million copies of the Christian scriptures have been printed.
Qiu Zhonghui, chairman of the board of Amity Printing Co Ltd, said the 100 millionth copy was printed back in July, Xinhuanet reports. His company has printed 60 million Bibles (including nine separate ethnic minority language editions) and provided 40 million copies in more than 90 languages to about 70 different countries and regions around the world.
Amity Printing has been publishing the Bible since 1988, when the company was started as a joint venture between the United Bible Societies (UBS) and the Amity Foundation....