Abstract: This paper attempts to summarize the 12th National Conference and International Forum on Interpreting with a four-step approach. First, it runs a word cloud with topics and keywords of all speeches to visualize focus of the Conference. Second, it seeks to present features of topics and methods in interpreting studies in the new era with an analysis of speech contents of the Conference. Third, it proceeds to point out the drawbacks of existing research. Finally, it offers a perspective of possible orientations of interpreting studies in the near future.