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I. About the past I.V.D.s
The 1st International Varsity Debate
1. Time: August 22-29, 1993
2. Place: Singapore
3. Contestant Universities:
Fudang University
National Taiwan University
The University of Sydney
University of Cambridge
The University of Malaya
The University of Hong Kong
National University of Singapore
The University of British Columbia
4. Topics
The 1st preliminary: Basic living needs are the essential condition for morals. (University of Cambridge)
Basic living needs are not the essential condition for morals. (Fudang University)
The 1st semi-finale: AIDS is a medical problem rather than a social problem.
( The University of Sydney)
AIDS is a social problem rather than a medical problem.
(Fudan University)
Finale: Humans are naturally good. (National Taiwan University)
Humans are naturally evil. (Fudan University)
( lack of references of other debates)
5. Result:
Champion: Fudan University
The 2nd Place: National Taiwan University
Best Debater: Jiang Changjian (Fudan University)
The 2cd International Varsity Debate
1. Time: August 17—27, 1995
2. Place: Beijing
3. Contestant Universities:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
University of Southen California
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Fu Jen University
The University of New South Wales
University Bonn
Nanjing University
National University of Singapore
4. Topics:
Preliminary 1: Women are in greater need of care than men. (University Bonn)
Men are in greater need of care than women. (Fu Jen University)
Preliminary 2: It is more important to eliminate illiteracy than poverty.
(National University of Singapore)
It is more important to eliminate poverty than illiteracy.
(The University of New South Wales)
Preliminary 3: Yugong should move the mountain.
(Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Yugong should move his house.
( Nanjing University)
Preliminary 4: Information High-way is advantageous to deleoping countries.
(University of Southern California)
Information High-way is disadvantageous to developing countries.
(The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Semi-finale 1: Unity of pursuit of money and morality is possible. (Fu Jen University)
Unity of pursuit of money and morality is impossible.
(The University of New South Wales)
Semi-finale 2:The maintenance of social orders depends mainly on laws.
( Nanjing University)
The maintenance of social orders depends mainly on morality.
( The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Finale: Knowledge is difficult to acquire, while practice is easy. (Nanjing University)
Knowledge is easy to acquire, while practice is difficult. (Fu Jen University)
5. Result:
Champion: Nanjing University
The 2nd Place: Fu Jen University
Best Debater: Lin Zhengjiang
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