1) Counter the pre-bunking. Refer to it as a Money Reform instead of CBDC. That has the proper communist connotations and resemblance of 1953.
2) Throw Slovakia in first as a test 🙃. No seriously, why Brussels doesn't want to adopt it in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, France for 10 years first to prove that the experimental money reform doesn't have side effects.
3) There's not enough WeChat oppression stories in the whole West. Some of those dissident stories might be interesting even for the progressive/liberal/pro-refugees groups of the society.
It's hard to pierce the bubble without showing/experiencing the pain. And the other side is smart, they will lead with the benefits and save the pain for later.