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  • This house believes that it is in the best interest of the Chinese government to limit the influence and visibility of prominent local entrepreneurs.

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    Over the last year, Chinese policymakers have pushed to both heavily regulate industries and make more efforts towards "common prosperity". This has included heavily regulating the tech industry and publicly shaming and punitively regulating several billionaires who have gained their wealth through the free market. For example, after Jack Ma made a controversial speech shaming the Chinese financial system Xi Jinping pushed for the resignation of top Ant Group executives and condemned his character, among other things.

    Salingoy: Santiago Ortega Cup 1 · Round 4 · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that women domestic workers should reclaim the Cult of Domesticity

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    IF1: The Cult of Domesticity is a 19th-century Western value system among the upper and middle classes that framed women as morally superior, nurturing guardians of home and virtue. The idea revolved around the woman being the center of the family; she was considered "the light of the home", and thus “true women” succeed in the maintenance of the household, production of food, and childrearing.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Round 1 · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that social movements should aggressively prioritize tireless persuasion tactics as their primary strategy for their campaigns

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    Tireless persuasion is an organizing strategy often used by movements to sway the opposite end of the political spectrum. This strategy is often used in times of desperation in attempts to focus all energy to persuade groups of people who do not align with your core beliefs e.g queer movement persuading bigots, liberals persuading conservatives etc.

    Salingoy: Santiago Ortega Cup 1 · Round 2 · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that the Makabayan bloc should consolidate its party-lists in the upcoming 2028 Philippine general elections

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    The Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) bloc is a coalition of progressive opposition leaders. It currently fields four main party-lists with the intent of representing different marginalized sectors i.e. Bayan Muna Partylist, Alliance of Concerned Teachers Party-list, Gabriela Women's Party, and Kabataan Partylist.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Marvin Parma Cup Quarterfinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house opposes the increasing focus on personal stories in college admissions

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    Personal stories refer to narrative elements in college applications where students share personal experiences, challenges overcome, identity formation, family background, and transformative moments. Most competitive US universities require multiple personal essays, alongside traditional indicators such as grades and standardised testing. In recent years, the preference for personal stories is becoming increasingly prevalent in non-US university systems such as South Korea and India.

    South Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-06-06

  • That we regret the creation of gender-specific championships and award categories in chess

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    In professional chess, competitive categories are often divided into open tournaments (which are formally open to all genders) and female-specific categories, including Women’s Grandmaster (WGM) titles and women-only championships. However, the Elo rating thresholds for female titles are lower than those for corresponding open titles (e.g. WGM requires a 2300 rating, while the standard Grandmaster title requires 2500).

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-06-01

  • This House, as the Pope, Would publicly denounce God

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    You are the newly elected pope Leo XIV. For the entirety of your life, you have been a devoted Catholic who believes that God does everything with a greater goal in mind. A few days after your inauguration, God manifests before you during your private prayer and announces that there is no grand plan behind human suffering. He simply releases some form of disaster (Black Death, COVID, tsunami) once in a while for his entertainment.

    Northern Luzon Intervarsity 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-05-31

  • This house believes that award-giving bodies should recognize male and female talents under a singular award category.

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    In the film and television industry, award-giving bodies often recognize outstanding cast performances with awards such as Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Child Actor, and Best Child Actress, with "actors" referring to male talents and "actress" referring to female talents.

    Northern Luzon Intervarsity 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-05-31