Since the reform and opening up of China, foreign exchanges and cooperation have been dramatically increasing. China English lexis has emerged to facilitate and express phenomena or ideas with Chinese characteristics in politics, economy, social culture, daily life and other fields. As a member of World English, China English has received increasing attention in academic circles in the past few decades. However, most of the current researches on China English only focused on the macro level such as its formation, definition, characteristics, lacks case analysis, and quantitative research. The study of China English lexis in this thesis is conducive to the enrichment of English expression and research materials for the future study of China English. Meanwhile, it will also enhance the national pride and confidence of Chinese people to a certain extent and spread Chinese culture. China Daily is one of the most crucial and authoritative newspapers in China. It serves as an online bridge between China and the world. This thesis has extracted the China English lexis from about 3000 news articles from the China section of China Daily from October, 2020 to October, 2021 as research materials. It made use of a pie chart and tables to deal with the application frequency of each method used for translation of China English lexis. From the domestication and “foreignization” perspective, this thesis makes an analysis of the translation methods of China English lexis at the same time. The research results show that the China English lexis in China Daily is mainly translated by the “strategy. At the same time, the translator adopted literal translation as the major translation method. Adopting the Foreignization” translation strategy cannot only enrich the English expressions but also effectively carry out the cultural exchange with foreign countries. Therefore, it is recommended to choose the “Foreignization” strategy to render China English in the future and likewise, in doing Chinese-English translation in the field of external publicity.
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