More than just words

From May 13 to 17, approximately 40 young speakers from over 30 countries and regions gathered in London, UK, for the International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC), the world's largest event of its kind.

These talented young speakers, aged between 16 and 20, presented their speeches in the semifinal and the grand final, addressing the themes "A great leader can change the world in an instant" and "There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so" respectively.

Among the contestants were two young people from the Chinese mainland: 19-year-old Liu Baoxiang from Beijing and 16-year-old Yang Zihan from Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province.

In their semifinal speeches, both of them chose to take a broader perspective and a higher analytical stance, going beyond discussions centered on a specific leader.