Here is an example of a routine polishing job:

Democracy and freedom, as essential elements of a modern civil society, have already been recognized by the Chinese government…

Recognized, though apparently not put into practice. But a little recognition can go a long way.

At any rate, the piece it comes from was written by a lecturer at Beijing University of Chemical Technology on Rebiya Kadeer.

The most frustrating thing about work is the amount of misinformation and lack of clarity in many of the stories being put out by my company. Many of the people we work with are not journalists, just translators; and I am just polishing, not editing.