Translation in state governance : a Chinese perspective / Dongsheng Ren, Lin Jiao, Sanjun Sun

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ren, Dongsheng, 1966- author.

Jiao, Lin, author.

Sun, Sanjun, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in translation and interpreting

Cambridge elements. Elements in translation and interpreting, 2633-6480

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting--Government policy--China.

Translating and interpreting.

Language policy--China.

Language policy.

Translating and interpreting--Government policy.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"Translation plays a consequential role in how states govern, manage multilingual affairs, and project influence, yet this role is rarely examined through a comparative, state-centred framework. This Element introduces the State Translation Programme (STP) to analyse translation as state-organised action. Comparing China with Japan, Türkiye, the United States, South Korea, Canada, and Poland, it identifies three strategic modes: Architects build national capacity and identity, Influencers project soft power and shape external narratives, and Administrators manage internal coordination and multilingual governance. China stands out in comparative perspective in seeking to combine all three modes, a pattern this Element terms 'sovereign maximalism'. Tracing these governance functions from imperial dynasties to the contemporary People's Republic, the Element offers a framework for comparative analysis across translation studies and political science"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introduction : translation as state action

The state translation programme : a theoretical framework

The operational anatomy of the STP

The historical imperative : state translation in imperial China

The contemporary programme : state translation in the People’s Republic

Conclusion : the state in translation

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 23, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Ren, Dongsheng, 1966- Translation in state governance

ISBN:

9781009659833

1009659839

OCLC:

1586472481

Publisher Number:

CIPO000392227

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license