Attorney Misconceptions about Legal Translation
Attorneys have a lot of misconceptions about legal translation, which causes massive damage to clients largely due to…
Why Chinese Translators Reject Native English
Many native English-speaking readers ask me why English translations produced in China are so universally incomprehensible. In this…
Chinese Company Registration in Translation
How regulators categorize a China company on formation presents a great opportunity for translators to help clients understand…
Against Authoritative Chinese Translations
Blind obedience to authoritative translations is the cause of most of the troubles faced by Chinese to English…
Analyzing Chinese Legal Terminology for Translation
The area I find Chinese legal translators translating from Chinese to English struggle the most with is terminology.…
Land Ownership in Chinese Legal Translation
Chinese real estate translation readers are often confused by the strange term “land use rights.” As real estate…
The Xinjiang Cotton controversy: a result of translation errors?
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is slated to be signed into law soon, but the American apparel…
Temporary Employment in Chinese Legal Translation
Documents describing the temporary employment operations of Chinese businesses are typically translated in such a way that they…
What is a “Procurator” in Chinese legal translation?
The mysterious term “procurator” appearing in many articles on China’s legal system means essentially the same thing as…
What “Enterprise” Means in China Law Translation
Chinese translators have long since been incorrectly translating the word qiye, usually meaning “for-profit business organization” into the…