The English Debating Team of the University of Macau (UM) participated in the Northeast Asian Debating Championship (NEADC). The event also attracted the participation of more than 80 teams formed by nearly 200 debaters from different higher education institutions. The UM English Debating Team entered the competition with three teams: UM A team formed by Tang Cheok Man and Zhang Kai; UM B team formed by Lei Un Hin and Kae Wai, Chui Togashi; and UM C team formed by Zhu Shuairong and Michael Sun. Among them, Tang and Zhang of UM A team defeated Peking University, the University of Hong Kong, Renmin University of China, and Sun Yat-Sen University in the preliminary rounds. They then eliminated the University of Tsukuba and the Chinese University of Hong Kong in the round of 16, and triumphed over Beijing Foreign Studies University and Seoul National University in the semi-finals. Their outstanding performance led them to the grand final, marking the best results ever achieved by a university from China in this international debating tournament. Tang was also awarded the Sixth Best Speaker in the open division.
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