The Beijing Book Fair was started one year earlier than Taipei's. But the mainland's publishing market is not open, and restrictions and regulations are complex. For example, even paper for printing is rationed.
對岸的北京書展比台北書展早一年開始，但由於大陸出版市場目前仍未開放，法令、條例眾多，以印刷紙張都還在管制中來看，就可見其限制，條件自然不如台灣。