The International Seminar on “Translation and Chinese-Arabic Humanity Exchange, Co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), jointly organized by Arab Translation Organizations and Arabic Translations Association , was held in SISU from June 4 to 5, 2016.

With the theme of commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and Arab countries, this seminar is the largest conference comparing with the Arabic language conferences held over the past decade in China and Arab countries and is also the first international academic activity about humanity exchange between China and Arab countries after the seventh ministerial meeting of the China-Arab countries cooperation forum in May this year. The SISU made their efforts for this seminar and other participants paid high attention to it. About 150 representatives, including the experts and the scholars came from more than 20 Arabic teaching and research institutions, such as, Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), Peking University, Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), University Of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), Beijing International Studies University (BISU), the leaders came from Arabic Translation Organizations  , Arabic Translations Association , The League of Arab States Arabic Advanced Translation Institution , Morocco’s King Fahd School of Translation, The Agency of the League of Arab States in China, and the representatives from Xinhua News Agency, China Central Television (CCTV), Central Compilation and Translation Bureau, China Radio International (CRI), China Today, China International Publishing Group (CIPG), attended the seminar.