Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
AI WEIWEIToday, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.
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To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
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No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain
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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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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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I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
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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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The jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.
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If a master, a wise and experienced man, wields a great weapon, that’s beautiful. He can serve peace with it. But if someone’s emotions are imbalanced, even if he has the best equipment,
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They’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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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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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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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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