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SINGAPORE: Ten universities will battle it out at the 9th International Varsity Debate to be held in Singapore.
The debate is jointly organised by MediaCorp's Channel NewsAsia and China Central Television.
Conducted in Mandarin, the debate includes participants from countries like Australia, England, China and the United States.
The participating teams are separated into two categories, with six teams competing as native Mandarin speakers and four teams, non-native Mandarin speakers.
MediaCorp's executive editor of Chinese news Lim Boon Kheng said: "There are some topics that actually have been debated over and over, and we thought some of the topics still have relevance today, so we (decided to tweak) the topics a bit".
Mr Lim added he looked forward to seeing how non-native Mandarin speakers would bring fresh perspectives to issues debated.
He said non-native speakers had different cultural backgrounds from those of native speakers, and might thus have different views on topics such as the environment and euthanasia.
Topics for native speakers generally require a deeper understanding of Chinese history and culture.
These topics were set by the organising committee, with suggestions from experts such as Chinese academics.
The series will air from November 23 to December 21 on Channel NewsAsia.
-CNA/wk
The debate is jointly organised by MediaCorp's Channel NewsAsia and China Central Television.
Conducted in Mandarin, the debate includes participants from countries like Australia, England, China and the United States.
The participating teams are separated into two categories, with six teams competing as native Mandarin speakers and four teams, non-native Mandarin speakers.
MediaCorp's executive editor of Chinese news Lim Boon Kheng said: "There are some topics that actually have been debated over and over, and we thought some of the topics still have relevance today, so we (decided to tweak) the topics a bit".
Mr Lim added he looked forward to seeing how non-native Mandarin speakers would bring fresh perspectives to issues debated.
He said non-native speakers had different cultural backgrounds from those of native speakers, and might thus have different views on topics such as the environment and euthanasia.
Topics for native speakers generally require a deeper understanding of Chinese history and culture.
These topics were set by the organising committee, with suggestions from experts such as Chinese academics.
The series will air from November 23 to December 21 on Channel NewsAsia.
-CNA/wk
- wong chee tat :)
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