BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260824T045010Z - 70557@iZuf69e0i0z4ibdboqb33jZ DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260830T190000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260830T210000 CREATED:20260824T045010Z DESCRIPTION:DisAgree: Population C risis? China's Demographic Shift\nShould China be worried about its sh rinking population? Or could fewer people actually create a better future? Should more be done to encourage people to have children? Are expensive h ousing\, education and childcare the real problem\, or have younger genera tions simply changed what they want from life? And as China gets older\, w ho should carry the growing cost of pensions\, healthcare and elderly care ? Let's debate! Join us for an intelligent debate on China's population cr isis and its historic demographic shift\, where we'll examine one of the b iggest long-term questions facing the country from multiple sides\, from f alling birth rates and an ageing society to work\, gender roles\, immigrat ion\, economic growth and the changing meaning of family. The debate will be hosted by Clayton\, an internationally award-winning debater and debate coach\, who'll help turn these enormous questions into clear\, provocativ e motions with strong arguments on both sides. You won't need to be an exp ert on demographics or economics\, and you may even find yourself defendin g a position you don't personally agree with. That's part of the challenge . Along the way\, you'll practise building arguments\, responding under pr essure\, spotting weaknesses in other people's reasoning and expressing co mplex ideas persuasively in English. Expect disagreement\, unexpected argu ments and plenty of interaction\, all while sharpening your language\, com munication\, persuasion and critical-thinking skills under the guidance of a seasoned debate professional. 中国应该为人口减少感到担忧 吗？还是说人口变少反而可能带来更好的未来？政府应 该加大力度鼓励生育吗？高房价、高教育成本和高育儿 成本是真正的问题所在，还是年轻一代只是单纯改变了 他们对生活的期待？随着中国社会老龄化加剧，养老金 、医疗和养老成本不断增长，这笔钱该由谁来承担？ 来 辩论吧！ 加入我们这场关于中国人口危机和历史性人口 结构转变的聪明辩论。我们会从多个角度审视这个国家 面临的最大长期问题之一——从出生率下降和老龄化社 会，到工作、性别角色、移民、经济增长，以及家庭含 义的不断变化。 [...] DTSTAMP:20260824T045010Z LOCATION:China\,\, Shanghai SUMMARY:DisAgree: Population Crisis? China's Demographic Shift END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR