Translation Tuesday: Taking the Pulse of Non-Acclimated Chinese Companies in Africa

By Laiyin Yuan Author: Gui Tao Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 09/28/2014 Source: Xinhua News Agency Original text (in Chinese): http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-09/28/c_1112658554.htm   “Chinese always stay together like mercury, while Westerners spread everywhere like water.” In some circles, this is an accurate description for Chinese companies and their Chinese employees in Africa. Self-isolation, lack of effective communication with […]

Translation Tuesday: “Sports and Peace: the Perspectives of China and Africa” Seminar Held at China Foreign Affairs University

By Laiyin Yuan Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 11/01/2014 Source: Xinhua News Agency Original text (in Chinese): http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2014-11/02/c_127168295.htm From the Asian Games, the Olympics, to the Youth Olympic Games, China has been attracting global attention with grand sports events. Sports also allows for grand diplomatic relationships. Can the path for “Ping Pong Diplomacy”1 that once worked for re-establishing […]

Translation Tuesday: Chinese Martial Arts Seminars Ignite African Passions

By Laiyin Yuan Author: Yang Kaiqi, Hao Shuang Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 08/25/2014 Source: China News Service (CNS) Original text (in Chinese): http://www.chinanews.com/hr/2014/08-25/6527281.shtml   Chinese martial arts have always been an important component of Chinese soft power. Their popularity in Africa provides African peoples with a better understanding about Chinese traditional culture. —- Laiyin Yuan (translator) […]

Translation Tuesday: Hunan invites companies to invest in South Africa

By Joseph Webster Author: Zhou Yuegui Translator: Joseph Webster Published on: 09/22/2014 Source: Hunan Daily Original text (in Chinese): http://epaper.voc.com.cn/hnrb/html/2014-09/22/content_882276.htm?div=-1  On September 19, the South African Embassy in China and the Provincial Business Council Changsha conducted a public hearing “Hunan Province and South Africa Economic Cooperation and Investment Opportunities Summit.” South Africa’s ambassador Langa and his party introduced the […]

Translation Tuesday: Chinese Medical Teams: 51 Years in Africa

By Laiyin Yuan Author: Yang Zhenglian, Guo Linghe Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 08/24/2014 Source: Guangming Daily Original text (in Chinese): http://news.gmw.cn/2014-08/24/content_12734600.htm Excerpt from (in Chinese): http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2012/04-20/3834799.shtml  In order to control the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, China recently sent out two teams of medical experts to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and other countries to help improve local […]

Translation Tuesday: Chinese “Science Geek” Living in Guangzhou’s African Community for Authentic Photo Shoots

By Laiyin Yuan Author: He Weijie Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 07/16/2014 Source: Yangcheng Evening News Original text (in Chinese): http://www.ycwb.com/ePaper/ycwb/html/2014-07/16/content_495254.htm?div=-1 Born in the 1960s, Li Dong has many titles to be proud of, such as that of “science geek,” as he graduated from a prestigious university, served as a corporate senior executive, was a successful entrepreneur, […]

Translation Tuesday: Africa: China’s Second Continent

By Luwen Song, Laiyin Yuan, and Albert Zhu Author: Xing Wei Translator: Luwen Song, Laiyin Yuan, and Albert Zhu Published on: 08/04/2014 Source: Dongfang Daily Original text (in Chinese): http://www.dfdaily.com/html/51/2014/8/4/1172805.shtml After intermittent phone contact for several days, Howard W. French and Hao Shengli finally met. This scene could never happen a decade ago: an America journalist meeting with […]

Translation Tuesday: China’s Follow-Up Strategy for the Prospective African Free Trade Zone

By Laiyin Yuan Author: Shao Zhiyuan Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 08/18/2014 Source: China Industrial Economy News Original text (in Chinese): http://www.cien.com.cn/html/report/14081882-1.htm A strong and united Africa has always been a dream for many Africans, and the upcoming African Free Trade Zone would be a milestone for its regional integration. However, how would it influence African countries […]