The launch ceremony for the Dutch version of Forget Me takes place in Brussels, capital of Belgium, on Aug 17.

A launch ceremony for the Dutch version of Forget Me was held in Brussels, capital of Belgium, on Aug 17.

It tells the story of Qian Xiuling, a native of Wuxi in East China's Jiangsu province, who lived in Belgium and saved 110 Belgians from the Nazis during World War II. After World War II ended, the King of Belgium awarded her a national medal.

The Chinese version was published by Yilin Press Ltd in 2021 and has been well received. As a result, the Chinese embassy in Belgium encouraged Chinese publisher Yilin Press to cooperate with Belgium-based publishing house Borgerhoff & Lamberigts to publish the Dutch version.

The French, Russian, Arabic, and Serbian versions of Forget Me will also be published.

Editor-in-charge of Borgerhoff & Lamberigts signs autographs for readers of Forget Me at the launch ceremony.

Cao Zhongming, Chinese Ambassador to Belgium, said at the launch ceremony that the story is about Chinese and Belgian people helping each other.

Cao noted that in addition to Qian's great deeds, the book also portrays the crucial role played by Qian's cousin Qian Zhuolun in saving Belgians.

Yuan Nan, editor-in-chief of Yilin Press, said that the publication of the Dutch version will promote stories about the friendly exchanges between Chinese and Belgian people to more overseas readers.

Yuan noted that she believes readers will be motivated to fight for justice.

The head of Belgium-base Éditions M.E.O., which is responsible for the publishing of the French version, said that Forget Me tells a touching story and he expects French readers will read the book in the first half of 2023.