Ep. 75 - Weifeng Zhong

from China Desk · host The Washington Signal

In this episode of The China Desk, host Steve Yates speaks with Weifeng Zhong — senior advisor at the America First Policy Institute and co-creator of the Policy Change Index — about his journey from Communist China to the U.S., how AI and information control shape authoritarian regimes, and why America must reclaim its fight for free expression. Watch Full-Length Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@ChinaDeskFNW

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From Censorship to Freedom: Weifeng Zhong on China's Propaganda Machine and the Future of Free Speech

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