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Influence
The development of cultural industry, the advance of science and technology and the expansion of online platforms give a dynamic rise in fan translation. Followed by is the increase in voluntary translation communities as well as the variety of the content. There is no doubt that the largest beneficiaries are audience, readers and game players who are also fellow fans of certain kind of popular culture. They are provided better chances to receive first-hand information from foreign cultures in order to achieve fulfilment and enjoyment. Similarly, in the process of translation, entertainment industry and other cultural industries are likewise awarded great opportunities to be spread in a world-wide range with a consequence of cultural immersion and cultural assimilation. However, people might consider fan translation posing a potential threat to professional translation. In fact, fan translation communities are built on the spirit of sharing, volunteering and do-it-yourself and most importantly, passion and enthusiasm for the same goal. Like a lot of specialization-based and art-based professions, rich experience and related knowledge are highly demanded in translation industry. Therefore, fan translation cannot be regarded as a threat. Instead, to some extent, it includes two significant senses: for fan translators, it means a period of valuable experience and a pack of adequate preparation no matter if they are willing to take their fun hobby into another level; for professional translators, it serves as a type of sources to be referred and consulted once they encounter similar situations. In addition, from the perspective of development of fan translation, the content is no longer limited within movies, video games and fan fictions. Various forms including educational courses, political speeches and critical news reports appear in recent years, which injects brand-new meaning to fan translation by extending its value from entertaining nature towards social significance. Just as Henry Jenkins states: “popular culture may be preparing the way for a more meaning public culture.”

Problems concerning copyright and censorship
There are indeed a couple of main issues that fan translation are confronted with. Its sustainability is considerably challenged by censorship, copyrights and commercialization mostly from governments and for-profit organizations. Calls from authorities aiming to stop fan translation activities never come to an end. They claim that such behaviour infringes the rights of the writers and producers despite the fact that fan translators explain that they have no intension to make profits and only want to share the enthusiasm among their fan fellows. As mentioned above, the influence of fan translation is not alone reflected within certain fan communities or circles; instead, it draws attention both from academic field and political world in no matter positive or negative way. As a newly emerging phenomena dependent on the progress of Internet-supported infrastructure, it surpasses its original focus on personal interest and makes itself visible in front of the entire society. As a result, it has to be admitted that fan translation is somehow an inevitable trend.