On November 19th, hosted by Southwestern University of Finance and Economics(henceforth SWUFE), organized by Faculty of International Studies and Research Center for Translation and Globalization of SWUFE, as well as co-organized by Professional Committee for Studies of Sociology of Translation of China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese, the 2022 International Symposium Toward a Sociology of Translation: Borders and Boundaries was successfully held. More than 500 scholars, teachers and students from many universities across China participated online and offline.

Professor Guo Yangsheng, director of the Research Center for Translation and Globalization, presided over the opening ceremony. Professor Li Zhisheng, Vice Principal and member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of SWUFE, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. Seven leading scholars in the field of translation studies from five countries, and editors-in-chief of important journals of translation studies at home and abroad, had an in-depth discussion, which focused on the social nature of translation, sociology and news translation, sociology and scientific translation, and the prospects and other aspects of studies of sociology of translation in China. Professor Roberto A. Valdéon from the University of Oviedo, Spain, and Professor Sergey Tyulenev from Durham University, UK, discussed the frontier issues of sociology of translation from the perspective of communication studies and the perspective of boundary phenomenon of the social system separately. Professor Krizstina Károly from the Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary and Professor Christopher Mellinger from the University of North Carolina focused on the impact of scientific translation on the studies of sociology of translation. Professor Fu Jingmin from Shanghai University, Professor Wang Hongtao from Beijing Foreign Studies University and Professor Wang Baorong from Hangzhou Normal University discussed the historical development,current situation and future of studies of sociology of translation in China from different perspectives.

The successful holding of this international symposium is of great significance to promote the in-depth development of studies of sociology of translation in China, expand the international influence of studies of sociology of translation in China, and promote the exchange and cooperation of international academic circles.