I had the privilege of asking Mr. Ke Jie, one of the best weiqi players in the world, a question at a press conference on Thursday.
English is the working language of CGTN’s digital department, where I am an editor. Therefore I addressed the question in English, knowing that an interpreter was available. Mr. Ke’s responded that as a Chinese journalist, I should ask questions in Chinese. I fully understand and respect his point of view. I am proud that my country has such a weiqi talent as Mr. Ke, and wish him well for his final match in Wuzhen.
CGTN’s online coverage has taken Mr. Ke’s matches across the world, and we are honored to have kept our international users informed about an exciting event in the worlds of both weiqi and Artificial Intelligence. We are proud to be helping to put an amazing Chinese invention on the global stage via our English language platforms.