Communicating with the Mandarin-speaking world has never been more crucial. China’s economy surpassed its most recent target, growing 5.3% year-on-year. Plus, with initiatives such as the Chinese government’s very own “Made in China 2025,” paired with a surge in manufacturing for industries such as robotics, there’s never been a better time to forge business relationships
If you’re looking for an English to Mandarin or Mandarin to English interpreter, it’s essential to find one who speaks both languages fluently. A misunderstanding of medical or technical terms could have serious repercussions. What’s more, your Mandarin interpreter won’t have time to look things up or double check the accuracy of their translation. For
Did you know that China’s GDP is expected to top $18 trillion in 2024? With such impressive economic growth, many American companies are looking to expand into Chinese markets, working closely with Chinese partners both here in the US and elsewhere in the world. What’s more, with approximately 3.5 million Chinese speakers in the United
Communication is the lifeblood of success when it comes to meaningful global interactions, and never is this truer than when communicating with Chinese speakers. That’s why selecting the right interpreter can make all the difference – whatever area or realm you are working within. Edward Bulwer-Lytton said almost 200 years ago, “The pen is mightier
Not many people know who Alan Watts (1915-1973) was, which is really a pity given that he was a Westerner with a profound understanding of Eastern philosophy. Given how the international discourse is increasingly centered on a resurgent China challenging traditional Western supremacy, one would do well to go through the wealth of written and
The Chinese economy is the second largest in the world after the US’s. The total value of the goods and services traded between these two economic giants was a humongous $648.2 billion in 2016. Not many would, of course, attribute this to the role played by something as the seemingly run-of-the-mill as a Chinese translation
The overwhelming sound of jet engines roars overhead. The plane lands, carrying one of the most important people in the world right now. Anxiously awaiting to greet the President of China, XI Jinping, is President of the United States, Donald Trump, and his staff. With tensions rising between the US and China, there is no
Chinese interpreter Philip Rosen interpreted the third and final debate between presidential candidates Democrat Hillary wpinton and Republican Donald Trump from English to Mandarin Chinese for Voice of America on October 19, 2016. Simultaneous Chinese interpreting The debate required simultaneous interpreting, challenging the interpreters to think quickly. “I did an interpreting assignment yesterday for Voice
When Chinese basketball player Yao Ming first started playing with the Houston Rockets, he only spoke Mandarin Chinese, and communicated through his Chinese interpreter and translator Colin Pine. In September 2016, Yao Ming was enshrined in the NBA wpass of 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame. Then, in October 2016, The Houston Rockets announced that they
Americans vote in many languages, including Spanish and Chinese, for the multilingual US Election 2016 on Tuesday November 8, 2016. Interpreters, translators, and digital tools make multilingual voting possible in ethnic and language minority communities. Voter turnout for Spanish-speaking Hispanic and Latino Americans may increase. Asian Americans cast their vote in Chinese, Tagalog, Hindi, Japanese,
