These are just some observations on the use of language:
1. The Chinese delegates are mostly bilingual. During the meeting, Yang even helped the interpreter to emphasize the fact that the aforementioned opinion poll was conducted by an American institution. But the American delegates don't speak Chinese, and they can't evaluate the translation from their side. Although the American team should probably get a better English-to-Chinese interpreter, the Chinese delegates are able to understand their American counterparts no matter what.
2. The Chinese interpreters work as public servants, they have thoroughly studied China's foreign and domestic policies, so they are able to translate between lines and beyond the literal sense. There are only limited numbers of 'official' interpreters in America, and the work are often out-sourced. They are professionals, but they are not 'speakers' of the country.
1. The Chinese delegates are mostly bilingual. During the meeting, Yang even helped the interpreter to emphasize the fact that the aforementioned opinion poll was conducted by an American institution. But the American delegates don't speak Chinese, and they can't evaluate the translation from their side. Although the American team should probably get a better English-to-Chinese interpreter, the Chinese delegates are able to understand their American counterparts no matter what.
2. The Chinese interpreters work as public servants, they have thoroughly studied China's foreign and domestic policies, so they are able to translate between lines and beyond the literal sense. There are only limited numbers of 'official' interpreters in America, and the work are often out-sourced. They are professionals, but they are not 'speakers' of the country.