Insights丨David Ferguson: Leveraging two Magic Weapons, China can tell its story well

In an exclusive interview during the 2025 China Internet Civilization Conference held in Hefei, capital of Anhui Province, David Ferguson, recipient of the Chinese Government Friendship Award and Honorary Chief English Editor of Foreign Languages Press, CICG, highlighted that while China faces disadvantages in global discourse dominated by English, it possesses two “magic weapons”: cutting-edge cyber technologies and its 1.4 billion people. By mobilizing its population as a positive “cyber army” equipped with tools and techniques, China can better tell its story to the world. (Chen Tianhao, Ren Siyu, Yuan Chuning, Li Taiyuan)