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Wolfgang Kubin, one of the most famous translators of Chinese literature.

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Xie Tianzhen, a professor of Shanghai Foreign Studies University. 

On March 27, an (almost perpetual)  interesting topic was brought up by the Paper Republic on the reception of Chinese literature, or the lack of it, among “Western readers”. After translating a Chinese article published in Liaoning Daily which is deeply troubled by the fact that the “literary bridge to the West… might be said to resemble a plank of wood spanning a wide river. This single narrow and flimsy link to the West is no longer sufficient,” this article attracted a long tread of debates from all sides. For those who are seriously interested in joining the debate, please check it out at the following link: 

http://paper-republic.org/dylanking/why-dont-they-get-us/#comment_5585