Dartmouth House Debating Soceity - China Debate
The extent of China's global impact was up for debate on Wednesday 4 October, when the Dartmouth House Debating Society convened for the first event of the new session. Professor Andrew Williamson, a managing partner at Minim Consulting, Mike Mielniczek, a director at Strategic China Ltd., and Kerry Brown, also a director at Strategic China Ltd. proposed the motion "This House believes that China will change the world more than the world will change China." Defending the motion were Stephen Perry, chairman of the 48 Group Club, Andrew Halper, Head of the China Business Group at law firm Eversheds and Andrew Leung SBS FRSA, founder of Andrew Leung International Consultancy Ltd.The illustrious group of speakers treated the audience to a stimulating debate, and after a number of thought provoking floor speeches from the house the votes were cast. The opposition won by 53 votes to 22 with 10 abstentions.
The Centre would like to thank each of the speakers for giving up their valuable time to participate. Special thanks also go to Dr Rana Mitter, a lecturer in History and Politics of Modern China, who chaired the debate.
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