Electronic publishing houses often lack the abilities to exploit and produce electronic publications, while the computer companies often lack the right of electronic publishing. The government of China just permits the 'formal' presses, which are censored strictly to develop electronic publication. But not all the 'formal' presses possess the essential conditions, such as capital, technicians, artists, etc, to create electronic publication. Many computer firms possess the conditions to develop electronic publication, but the government forbids them to produce electronic publication for the political cause. This is a strange phenomenon in the electronic publishing field in China.
China lacks enough mechanics, artists and managers for creating electronic publications.
But the amount of Chinese characters in the Chinese characters standard database is too insufficient to publish some large-scale electronic publications. Lack of finance in the electronic publishing field is another major obstacle for developing electronic publication in China. The government of China should support the electronic publishing industry in policy and finance. As mentioned above, financial shortage is a barrier to the development of electronic publications. Great advances can be foreseen if the government is committed to formulate favorable policies in this respect and to subsidize electronic publishers as necessary.