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Trouble with hiring Translators in China

Trouble with hiring Translators in China Working with translators is a fact of life for foreign business executives in China-even t he most accomplished Mandarin-speaking expats need a true linguistic expert for some types of negotiation . Thus , our 40 interviewees off ered the following advice on finding and using translators . Danish furniture business owner Simon Lichtenberg warns of the challenges of fin ding a qualified interpreter in China: “ If you use a foreign translator , he may not understand the Chinese well; if it's a Chinese translator , he may not catch the English nuances." His solution has been to develop his own Chinese skills to the level where he is fluent. “You get so much closer by speaking Chinese. I do everything in Chinese. I s peak Chinese to my son." Brazilian distribution entrepreneur Winston Ling comments that it was only after his Mandarin skills improved that he began to recognize mistranslations. “Learning the l a