The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stupid, not really solving problems but creating a lot of problems itself every day.
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I think U.S. and China is a big opportunity, to be seen as partner or some kind of strategic partner maybe. But those kind of powers have a way of getting too big, then we’ll have competition.
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Whenever there is injustice, there is tension. But in China it is very hard to release your anger unless you burn yourself or you jump from a bridge. In a society where there is no freedom of the press, it is difficult for victims to be noticed.
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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.
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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.
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For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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Liberty is about our rights to question everything.
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