| Policy | Consult | Debate | Liberal Position | Conservative Position |
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| Domestic Violence | Y | What should be covered under the new anti-domestic violence law? | Any harmful behavior, physical or verbal, between all members of the household. | Physical violence perpetrated by husband against wife or child. |
| Foreign NGOs | Y | What rules should foreign NGOs in China have to follow? | Foreign NGO’s should comply with the same rules that govern domestic NGO’s. | Foreign NGO’s should comply with the same rules that govern domestic NGO’s and be subject to additional supervision by Chinese public security authorities. |
| Online Privacy | Y | How should do government go about ensuring cybersecurity? | The government should prevent online crime but not by encroaching on the privacy of web users. | The government should do whatever is necessary to maximize security, even if it means sacrificing the privacy of web users. |
| Budget Oversight | Y | What role should the Chinese People’s Congresses (PCs) have in overseeing government budgets? | The PCs should have the power to approve, audit, or modify budget, even at the price of administrative efficiency. | The PCs could have the power to approve or reject budget, but should not interfere with the details of the budget. |
| Environment Litigation | Y | What role does litigation have in environmental law and protection? | Any individual or group should have the right to initiate environmental litigation, regardless of whether they are directly harmed by pollution. | Only those individuals or groups who are directly harmed by the pollution should have the right to initiate an environmental litigation against the polluters. |
| Wildlife Protection | Y | What should the new Wildlife Protection Law focus on? | Protect all wildlife and prohibit all exploitation of wildlife including traditional such as cultural and medicinal. | Protect only near-extinct species and respect traditional uses of wildlife, such as cultural and medicinal. |
| Counter Terrorism | Y | People recognize the danger of terrorism but who should be treated as terrorists? | Only those individuals or groups who are known to have participated in terrorist activities should be treated as terrorists. | Those who conduct terrorist activities and those who sympathize with their ideas should be treated the same. |
| Minority Languages | Y | How should the government deal with minority languages? | Minority languages should be treated as equal to Mandarin in Minority regions. | Mandarin should be promoted as the standard national language in all parts of China. |
| South China Sea | – | How should China manage territorial disagreements in the South China Sea? | Employ negotiation through international institutions to promote mutual understanding and avoid conflict. | Ignore international law and promote naval capacity to deter other countries from interfering with the South China Sea. |
| Informal Lending | – | How should the government respond to the dangers of informal lending. | Deregulate the financial sector and allow the private sector to replace informal lending. | Strengthen regulations and punish those who take advantage of informal lending to extract excessive interest rates. |
| Stock Market Control | – | How should the government respond to stock market volatility? | The government should stay out of the stock market and let it self-adjust. | The government should take more action to reduce volatility and prevent downturns. |
| Media Supervision | – | Should the government supervise the media, or the other way around? | The government should not interfere with the media, otherwise the media cannot help supervise the government. | The media should be supervised by the government to ensure professionalism. |
| Urban-Planning | – | How should the government manage private and public interests in urban development? | Protecting private property should be the priority in city planning, the government has no right to force open closed residential zones. | Overall efficiency should be the priority of city planning, the government has the right to open closed residential zones and redirect the city traffic. |
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