New era presents translators opportunity

China's translation services should keep pace with the country's rapid development in the new era and enhance their ability to present a true, multidimensional and panoramic view of China to the outside world, Guo Weimin, vice-minister of the State Council Information Office, said on Saturday.

"There is a historic opportunity for translation work, as China's relationship with the rest of the world is closer than ever," he said at the annual meeting of the Translators Association of China in Beijing. "Translators should take advantage of this opportunity and keep in mind the mission to introduce China's development and changes to the world."

He said translation services should also play a larger role in promoting communication between people from home and abroad by telling China's stories, both past and present, to the world.