Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Translation Bill to Combat Security Threats From China, Russia

A group of bipartisan lawmakers from both the House and Senate introduced a bill on April 11 to establish a federally funded translation and research agency. The agency would be responsible for interpreting open-source materials from China, Russia, and other countries related to U.S. strategic interests, and making them accessible to the U.S. public. The bill is titled “Open Translation Center Act”, in which lawmakers said that the proposed Open Translation Center (OTC) will translate both official speeches, announcements, and documents, as well as semi-official materials. The center will also be tasked with training “outstanding analysts and linguists” specialized in the countries of interest....