Belt, Road literary network established in Beijing

By Target Language Translation Services | Updated: 2021-9-10 14:00

The Literary Network of the Belt and Road, initiated by the Chinese Writers Association (CWA), was established in Beijing on Sept 7 to introduce Chinese literature to the world and promote regular literary exchanges between China and other countries.

Tie Ning, chairwoman of the Chinese Writers Association, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech. Representatives of Chinese writers, including Mao Dun Literature Award winners Liu Zhenyun and Ge Fei and online literature writer Tangjia Sanshao, attended the ceremony, together with the leaders of China Publishing Group, People's Literature Publishing House, People's Literature Magazine, Writers' Publishing House and other publishing organizations. Hu Bangsheng, secretary of the Secretariat of China Writers Association, presided over the ceremony. Alliance members from around the world attended the ceremony online.

The Literary Network of the Belt and Road has enjoyed a positive reception among literary organizations and writers in many countries. Joining the network were 30 influential literary organizations from 35 countries – the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Palestine, the Philippines, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Japan, Thailand, Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, Greece, Hungary, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Argentina and Chile. 19 representative writers and translators who provide literary translation and localization to promote the communicationfrom all over the world also joined the network. The secretariat of the network is located in the CWA.

The official website of the Literary Network of the Belt and Road, launched on the same day, will become a vital platform for members of the organization to communicate and learn from each other.

This article is reprinted from China Daily.

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