BEIJING: Two Malaysian Malay students representing the debate team of the Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) emerged champions of the Beijing Foreign Exchange Students Mandarin Debate Competition here on Thursday.
Nur Afifah Elias and Arina Safwah Jailan were crowned winners after triumphing in the last of five debates, themed “Virality on Social Media: Cancer or Cure.”
In a statement on June 21, Education Malaysia Beijing (EMB) said Nur Afifah and Arina Safwah “demonstrated that the quality and potential of Malaysian students are equal to those of other developing countries.
“The duo had proven their mastery of Mandarin, and created history for BFSU with their win,” it said.
The competition, which pitted students from 16 of Beijing’s most prestigious universities, comprised five rounds and ran from April 15 to June 15.
The students hailed from Malaysia, Japan, Sweden, Australia and other nations.
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