Expert lauds Mo Yan's global influence  

学者评莫言获奖：中国文学界应自觉与世界对话

中国当代文学研究著名学者、福建师大孙绍振教授5日在厦门表示，中国作家莫言获得诺贝尔文学奖，表明诺奖需要中国，中国文学的发展，促使其改变了100多年无视中国文学发展成就的态度。

Xiamen(CNS)-- Mo Yan's winning of the Nobel Literature Prize shows that Chinese literature is no longer being overlooked, according to an expert at a symposium held in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Saturday.

Mo's works are world-class masterpieces that build a bridge between China and world literature, said Sun Shaozhen, a professor at Fujian Normal University.

The growth of Chinese literature needed recognition from the Nobel committee, and Mo's winning demonstrates that the international award also needs Chinese literature, he said.

Mo's winning of the prize will promote the publication and sale of books by other Chinese writers in overseas markets, he also said.