Mapping Contemporary Chinese Translation Studies Discourse in the International Context: An Analysis of International Publication of Books by Chinese Translation Scholars in the First Quarter of the 21^st Century

Book-length publications are substantial embodiment of academic research achievements. This study has collected the monographs, edited collections and themed special issues published by Chinese translation scholars in renowned international publishing houses and international journals of translation studies over the past 25 years, thereby constructing a dataset of international publications by contemporary Chinese translation scholars. Based on both quantitative and qualitative analysis of this dataset, the article presents a statistical analysis of the overall landscape of the international publications and a summarising analysis of the themes and content of contemporary Chinese translation studies from an international perspective. The analyses reveal two major trends in the internationalization of Chinese translation studies discourse in the new century: 1) The increasing number of international publications by contemporary Chinese translation scholars have constituted a major part of international translation studies; 2) There is a growing awareness of theoretical construction and autonomy in the knowledge system of Chinese translation studies on the international stage.