Chinese National Debate Team Visit Kirkland and Microsoft

February 2010

 
Atop Space Needle.
From Right: Prof. Gillespie, Younger Tang Ge, Sovinny, Peter Shenggang Li, Tasha Wen Wang, Stanley Zhe Xu
 
Four Chinese college debaters and their coach visited the United States in February for a speaking tour of American Colleges and Universities.  The students attend

Brandon with Chinese Friends
Xi’an Jiaotong University -- considered one of China’s “Ivy League” schools -- located in Xi'an, the ancient capital of China.  Fluent in English, these award winning students enjoy debating any topic with limited time to prepare and were eager to show off their intellectual prowess.
 
Team members included Xiaoyu He (Sovinny), 21; Wen Wang (Tasha), 21; Shenggang Li (Peter)  20; and Zhe Xu (Stanley), 21. The team was lead by coach Younger Yang Ge (Younger), a graduate instructor of linguistics and English at Dalian Nationalities University.