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Reading and translation: Shelly Bryant on bridging cultures through words

By Xu Xiaoxuan and Fu Junhua
China.org.cn
| April 23, 2026
2026-04-23

American writer and translator Shelly Bryant has spent decades engaging deeply with Chinese culture. To mark China's first national reading week, we sat down with her to explore how everyday expressions and shared stories help connect global audiences with contemporary China.

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