Jilin Translators Association Holds Leadership Transition Conference & the 6th Council Meeting at Jilin International Studies University
On June 28, the Leadership Transition Conference & the 6th Council Meeting of the Jilin Translators Association (JTA) took place at Jilin International Studies University. The event was attended by Gao Anming, Editor-in-Chief of China International Communications Group (CICG) and Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the Translators Association of China (TAC), Huang Youyi, Executive Vice President of TAC, Director of the Expert Committee of China National Committee for Graduate Education of Translation and Interpreting, and former Deputy Director General and Editor-in-Chief of CICG, Zheng Gang, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Jilin Provincial People's Government, Liu Xuejun, Deputy Director General of the Education Department of Jilin Province, Zhao Haiying, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Changchun Municipal People's Government, and over 150 translation experts from across the province. Following a voting procedure, Qin He, President of the 5th Council of JTA and President of Jilin International Studies University, was re-elected as President of the 6th Council of JTA.
In their respective remarks, Gao Anming, Zheng Gang, and Liu Xuejun highly commended the achievements of the 5th Council of JTA in areas such as talent cultivation, promoting the translation industry, and supporting the comprehensive revitalization of Jilin Province. They extended warm congratulations to the newly elected council members and expressed hopes and expectations for the future development of the association.
Gao Anming, Editor-in-Chief of China International Communications Group (CICG) and Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the Translators Association of China (TAC)
Zheng Gang, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Jilin Provincial People's Government
Liu Xuejun, Deputy Director General of the Education Department of Jilin Province
As the President of the 6th Council of JTA, Qin He delivered an address. She pointed out that the translation industry is currently embracing a strategic window for innovative development, posing higher demands for talent cultivation and language service capabilities. Over the next five years, JTA will focus on elevating its political standing to better serve national strategies, leveraging its professional strengths to facilitate Jilin's high-level opening-up, deepening the "multilingual translation +" ecosystem to build a leading service brand, and innovating service mechanisms to foster synergy for industry development. The association will remain committed to serving the overall development of the Party and the country and supporting Jilin's comprehensive revitalization. With the goal of driving the high-quality development of the translation and language service industry, it will strive to advance the translation sector in Jilin to a new level and make greater contributions to the cultivation of translation talents, the development of the industry, and the realization of breakthroughs in the province's comprehensive revitalization.
Qin He, President of the 5th Council of JTA and President of Jilin International Studies University
The meeting was chaired by Wang Jie, Vice President and Secretary General of the 5th Council of JTA. Yang Zhong, Vice President of the 5th Council, delivered the work report on behalf of the outgoing council. It also reviewed and approved the list of candidates for council members, executive council members, members of the executive committee, and deputy secretaries general of the 6th Council. Additionally, the revised Constitution of JTA was reviewed and adopted.
Yang Zhong, Vice President of the 5th Council
Translation work serves as a vital medium for cross-linguistic cultural communication and is an important indicator of a country's cultural soft power. Founded in 1984, JTA has played an important role in supporting China's international communication efforts and Jilin's reform and opening-up, promoting foreign cultural exchanges and international communication, fostering new service industries, and energizing the translation sector, creating a sound internal and external environment for industrial development. Since moving into Jilin International Studies University in 2018, the association has achieved a strong connection between the translation industry and the university, providing an effective platform for fully exerting its function of serving society.
Source: Jilin Translators Association Editor: LI Ye
