Zhang Yanbin (left), director of the third office of the State Council Information Office, and Guo Xiaoyong, executive vice president of the CIPG, signed the cooperation contract at the launching ceremony of the China International Translation Contest 2013, Sept. 2, 2013. [China.org.cn]

Zhang pointed out that translation is an important bridge in the cultural exchange between China and the rest of the world. As China's influence looms larger, foreigners have become increasingly interested in China. Chinese culture's "going out" is not only in accordance with the national strategic development, but also an important measure to build China of a cultural power as outlined by the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Zhang hopes that the competition will draw more outstanding Chinese and foreign translators to Chinese literature and culture, to commit themselves to introducing China to the world, and to help people all over the world to learn more about China through their remarkable translations.

The State Council Information Office has devoted itself to promoting effective cultural exchange between China and foreign countries and helping remove language barriers in spreading outstanding Chinese literature works to other parts of the world. Through the Program to Popularize Chinese Books Abroad in 2006 and the Project for Translation and Publication of Chinese Cultural Works and in 2009, it offered extensive funds and aid to introduce more Chinese books into foreign markets, giving foreign readers a wider access to Chinese books with high-quality translations and a better understanding of China and the Chinese culture.

Also present at the ceremony were representatives from the CIPG, Penguin Books, Hachette Livre and the Egypt-China Cultural Exchange Association.

The Foreign Languages Press will publish The Awarded Works of China International Translation Contest 2013.

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