Novel concept bridges worlds with translations to English

"Master Ren" - as he is known online - has become an international sensation for his masterful translations of Chinese fantasy novels into English.

The 31-year-old Chinese-American, whose pen name is Ren Woxing - real name Lai Jingping - aspired to "do something for Sino-US relations" after graduating from University of California, Berkeley.

First, he joined the US Foreign Service. Then, he translated fiction.