Abstract: “Islamic State" as a proper noun has appeared in various translations in Chinese media. The differences of translation is not only because of the evolution of the name of the organization itself, but also because of the different standards of translation in the press and academic circles. If we follow the “adaptation to original names" principle, it seems that we should translate it as “Islamic State"(“伊斯兰国), but taking the terrorist nature of this organization identified by international community into consideration, the translation should be politically correct, and “Islamic State" should not be recognized as a “state", but should be called as an ‘organization', so the accurate translation should be “达伊什组织"(Daesh organization).

Abstract: “Islamic State" as a proper noun has appeared in various translations in Chinese media. The differences of translation is not only because of the evolution of the name of the organization itself, but also because of the different standards of translation in the press and academic circles. If we follow the “adaptation to original names" principle, it seems that we should translate it as “Islamic State"(“伊斯兰国), but taking the terrorist nature of this organization identified by international community into consideration, the translation should be politically correct, and “Islamic State" should not be recognized as a “state", but should be called as an ‘organization', so the accurate translation should be “达伊什组织"(Daesh organization).