The National High School Debate League of China, or simply NHSDLC, is an
English-language
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high school debate league serving
Mainland China. It uses the
Public Forum debate format. Each year, the NHSDLC sees around 50,000 students participate in its debate workshops
and around 12,000 students participate in its regional or national tournaments that it hosts in more than 33
cities in China. According to
The Economist, many students believe participating will help their application to a Western
university.
It was founded in 2012, and it hosted one of China's first ever English-language high school national debate tournaments for local students at
Peking University
Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education.
Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...
in May 2013. Each year, its national debate championship hosted in Beijing attracts 450 students from around
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
NHSDLC is partnered with
Harvard College Mentors for Urban Debate,
Penn for Youth Debate, the
Princeton Debate Panel, the
Chicago Debate Society, the
Yale Debate Association,
, and the
Stanford
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Youth Debate Initiative.
References
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External links
NHSDLC website (English)Retrieved on March 22, 2016.
NHSDLC website (Chinese)Retrieved on March 22, 2016.
Debating societies
Education in China