The National High School Debate League of China, or simply NHSDLC, is an

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league serving

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. 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

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. According to ''

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'', many students believe participating will help their application to a Western

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. 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

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in May 2013. Each year, its national debate championship hosted in Beijing attracts 450 students from around

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. NHSDLC is partnered with

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Mentors for Urban Debate, Penn for Youth Debate, the

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, Sunrise International Education, and the

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Youth Debate Initiative.

References

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External links

NHSDLC website (Chinese)
Retrieved on March 22, 2016. Debating societies Education in China