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.
The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
I think to deal with the situation like human crisis, 65 million people being displaced, lost their home, and with such human tragedy, has to make every level of society to be conscious and to be alert about the situation.
Somehow, we [ Tan Dun and director Chen Kaige] were all privileged at the time; we could be outside of China. But at the moment, we had no sense of what the future was going to be like.
![Ai Weiwei Quote - [Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/therefore-holding-a-trial-outside-the-court-i-thin-683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - I came back [to Beijing ] because that’s the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/i-came-back-to-beijing-because-thats-the-only-time-683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - Somehow, we [ Tan Dun and director Chen Kaige] were all privileged at the time; we could be outside of China. But at the moment, we had no sense of what the future was going to be like.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/somehow-we-tan-dun-and-director-chen-kaige-were-al-683x1024.jpg)
