If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain
AI WEIWEIThey’ve become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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He will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn’t trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I’m saying is common sense.
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As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It’s a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don’t know who you are and why you are here.
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The whole Chinese system – not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society – is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information.
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I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.
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I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that’s the true crime.
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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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I never think any place is better than others.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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