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…
Luckin Coffee Fraud: How to Spot Fake China Companies
Congress passed a law this past week in response to the Luckin Coffee scandal titled “Holding Foreign Companies…
Legal Translation of Chinese Corporate Entities
Most law firms translate Chinese corporate entity names in a way that hides the true nature of the…
Youku’s Confusing Copyright Form Translation Failure
Aggrieved video copyright owners occasionally e-mail CBL Translations asking for assistance in translating Youku’s official, yet mistranslated, copyright…