The 2023 China International Online Literature Week (CIOLW) kicked off in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday. Information released at the event shows that there are more than 150 million fans of China's online literature worldwide. Paper books, translated digital versions and literary IP adaptations are the three main channels for Chinese online literature productions heading overseas. The China Writers Association, which is the 2023 CIOLW's main organizer, revealed that by the end of 2022, more than 16,000 Chinese online literature works had made their way overseas.