Overview

Top translation agency of Party and government documents in China Founded in 1961, the Central Document Translation Division of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau is now directly under the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee. It specializes in translating important documents of the CPC and Chinese government into a number of foreign languages (English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, German, and Arabic). These documents include the writings of Party and state leaders; major documents of CPC national congresses and plenary sessions of the CPC Central Committee; principal documents of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); and other important documents of the Party and government. It has drawn on its considerable resources to support the cultivation of translation talent in China. Having established partnerships with a number of domestic universities and research institutes, it has developed a broad range of approaches for the cultivation of translation talent, such as mentoring doctoral students, participating in the training of MTI students, providing internships, and co-hosting the Forum on the Translation and Research of Central Government Documents.