Abstract: Since the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative, the shortage of qualified translators and interpreters in the regions along the Belt and Road has impeded their local economic development and the acceleration of opening up policy. Taking Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, an important link as an example, this study surveys a total number of 15 enterprises and organizations, including foreign affairs offices, service departments and overseas companies through questionnaires and interviews, aiming to discover the demand for translation talents, the capability and level of the current translators' service, the ability requirements as well as the current status of MTI education in some local universities. The results show that Inner Mongolia has an urgent need for high-level translation talents to meet the need of the export-oriented economy; the objectives and service orientation of current MTI training programs should be adjusted to highlight the local ethnic characteristics and regional advantages; universities should rely on their inherent unique features in the cultivation of talents; MTI education should focus on the improvement of the translators' competence while emphasizing the importance of practical skills and establishing a long-term goal of training applied translation talents serving the need of the economic and social development of Inner Mongolia.