In Life, You Dim Sum, You Lose Some: The Qin Wars of Unification, 247 B.C.

Committee Profile

From Red Note to Pop Mart to douyin makeup, there is no question of the impact that China has had on the world, the culture and the people. It stands today as one of the biggest global superpowers in political power, population, international platform and cultural influence as well as one of the longest continuous civilizations in human history. This status of global superpower is nothing new to the country of China, but rather something ancient and well practiced. This committee will explore the western state of Qin in its rise to power and dominance over the rest of China. 247 BC was a year marked with political unrest that led to tensions between the Qin state and the rest of China. Our conflict starts with 13-year-old Ying Zheng ascending to the role of King of Qin, taking the name of Qin Shi Huang and the responsibility of garnering power and leaving his mark on Chinese history. Your role as a delegate will not only be as babysitter, but as a diplomat who can find ways to navigate these unrests, develop more streamline forms of government, create professional ties with leaders, compromise in the face of adversity and unify China once and for all. Delegates will be tested on their ability to balance maintaining the state of Qin as a superpower while maintaining professionalism, preserve and create political relationships and make the state of Qin’s as well as Qin Shi Huang’s transition to power as smooth as possible. While this committee won’t have delegates chasing down a Labubu, it will have delegates grappling with geopolitical issues, diplomacy in the face of imminent danger and cementing China’s legacy further as one of the oldest and most powerful nations that humanity has ever seen.

Chair Letter

Hello Delegates,

My name is Paige Kim and I am the loud and proud chair of In Life, You Dim Sum, You Lose Some: The Qin Wars of Reunification. I am currently a third year student here at UCLA majoring in English. In my free time I enjoy sleeping, napping, going to bed and resting my eyes.

Approaching my third year in college also means that I am approaching my seventh year in MUN. I joined my high school’s MUN program my freshman year and haven’t left since. In high school it introduced me to competing, stress, community and fun. I joined MUN at UCLA my freshman year of college which introduced me to less stress, more fun and some of my closest friends. As a delegate and a chair, I have competed in and staffed almost everything you could think of and am more excited than ever to chair this year’s BruinMUN.

The Qin Wars of Reunification is a committee like no other (because I’m running it); it will test your skills of diplomacy, compromise, problem-solving and creativity as a delegate. Delegates will compete to see who can best strategize, orchestrate and coordinate a perfect, complete and beautiful unification of China. No matter who you are, where you are from or where you are going, it is always important to know how to make compromises, find solutions with others and learn how to be a team player and leader. This committee will test delegates on their abilities to find creative solutions, common ground and will churn them out as master negotiators and diplomats. I am thrilled and excited to see what you all come up with in committee.

Good Luck,

Paige Kim | Chair, Qin Wars of Reunification | BruinMUN 33

CD Letter

Dear Delegates,

My name is Lizz Lynch (she/her) and I’m pumped to be your Crisis Director for You Dim, You lose some, The Qin Wars of Unification 247 B.C.. I’m currently a second year Mathematics of Computation major with a minor in Bioinformatics. I have lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina my whole life (go heels!) and have a passionate dislike for the Duke Basketball team. In my free time, I love to try new coffee spots and play with my little yorkie back at home.

This year was actually my first time being involved in Model UN, as I worked at our college conference LAMUN. I was a backroom staffer for the best crisis committee, Jiving for Java: Coffeehouses in The Middle East and it was here that I figured out my love for backroom. I’m extremely excited to see where MUN takes me this year, especially within this committee.

Outside of Model UN, I am involved in the National Society of Black Engineers and Statistics Club (basically, I really love math). And while math is my favorite subject, history has always been a close second.

Going more into my history nerdiness, a fun fact about me is that I have watched the series “Engineering An Empire” by the History Channel all the way through twice. Hence my interest in Ancient China. China is the oldest continuous civilization, lasting over 3000 years. With that, there is immense written and spoken history and tradition of war and compromise. Throughout the weekend, I can’t wait to explore with you all how politics and the overall environment such as the Yellow River and Qinling Mountains can affect an empire. You all will be tested on your ability to come together to compromise and make a unified and lasting Chinese Empire.

See you soon!

Lizz Lynch

Crisis Director | Unification of China | BruinMUN 33