Chinese Translation Services 

Chinese Translation Services

• STAR has extensive strengths in Chinese translation with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei and Taiwan.
• International Chinese Sales/Exports: Our teams in the region can help you translate your documents, manuals, websites and sales material to assist your international sales.
• Chinese Nationals In Ireland/UK: We assist many clients in Ireland and the UK with document translation including contracts, immigrant information and health and safety material for their Chinese national staff. 

Which Chinese do I need? Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese?

"Traditional Chinese" is the script used in Taiwan and Hong Kong whereas Mainland China and Singapore uses "Simplified Chinese".

The official spoken languages in the Republic of China (Taiwan, capital: Taipei) and the People's Republic of China (Mainland China, capital: Beijing) are more or less the same, derived from the Mandarin Chinese as spoken around the area of Beijing. 

The term "Mandarin" however only refers to standard spoken Chinese which is basically the same and mutually understandable in Taiwan and Mainland China. However there are different scripts used in different areas of Greater China. "Traditional" Chinese is the script used in Taiwan and Hong Kong whereas Mainland China and Singapore uses "Simplified" Chinese.