The Shanghai Book Fair kicks off on Wednesday morning at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. (Photo: China Daily)

Books on international cooperation against the COVID-19 pandemic were published by China International Publishing Group during the Shanghai Book Fair on Wednesday.

The English and Hebrew versions of China, We Got Your Back tells the story of a group of foreigners who overcame difficulties in purchasing medical supplies and sending them to Huanggang, Hubei province in the early days of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The book is written by Raz Galor, an Israeli who graduated from Peking University in 2018 and who helped coordinate relief efforts with other foreigners who previously studied in China.

The Chinese version of the book was published by New Star Press, a subsidiary of China International Publishing Group, while the Hebrew version was published by Sella Meir Publishing House.

China, We Stand with You is another book in the same series by New Star Press. This book features the stories of 35 foreign experts who stayed or returned to China to help during the initial stages of the pandemic. An English version of the book was published by Alpha Science International.

Meanwhile, the Japanese version of Manual on Prevention and Control of COVID-19, which was edited by Chinese infectious disease doctor Zhang Wenhong, was also published at the fair alongside 20 other books related to the fight against the pandemic.