This small island nation, given its particular current predicament, needs to develop as many voices as possible with which to converse with the outside world. Translating Chinese literature into foreign languages- "exporting literature" -is one of the more viable ways to introduce Taiwan to outsiders and to help them understand the island.
特別是島國台灣的處境，需要多多開闢對外發聲、尋求瞭解的管道，「中書外譯」、「文學輸出」正是一條介紹台灣、讓外人瞭解台灣的可行之路。