China sees shortage of translators

China does not have enough qualified interpreters to translate from Chinese into foreign languages, a top official said on Friday.

The lack of professionals able to produce high-quality translations of Chinese into foreign languages has become one of the biggest constraints on China's exposure to the rest of the world, said Cai Wu, minister of the Information Office of the State Council, at a two-day translation forum that began on Friday.

The forum, "A Bridge to the World", was the first held on the Chinese mainland on translation from Chinese into foreign languages. It was co-hosted by the China International Publishing Group and the Translators Association of China.