Opportunities and Challenges for Machine Translation Research in China─Summary and Prospects for the Eighth China Workshop on Machine Translation

In recent years,statistical based methods have been dominating the research and application of machine translation(MT).Meanwhile,the higher and higher evaluation scores for MT campaigns raise people's confidence and expectations,which results in an increasing demand for high-quality MT systems.However,on one hand,it is difficult to have a big breakthrough on the MT theories and methodology in terms of translation quality;on the other hand,current practical systems cannot fully meet users' satisfaction.Where and how should we go forward? Therefore,the Eighth China Workshop on Machine Translation(CWMT) is held to carry out a comprehensive and in-depth discussion on challenges and opportunities for current MT research.This paper details the six MT sessions,analyzes and concludes the key points and important findings.