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China's Talent Shows are Trash!

Dec 7, 2010

Teenage girls have found their inner high-pitch screams since Chinese equivalents of American Idol and Britain's Got Talent hit the airways. Are their screams justified? Do the shows have artistic or entertainment value? Can they match their international equivalents?

Katie Fischer's guests debate the motion: China's Talent Shows are Trash!

Against the motion: Wang Lei

For the motion: Aleks Deszynski

Tags: wanglei,talent,shows

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