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.
China hasn’t only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it’s become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.
When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development.
At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year – 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me.
![Ai Weiwei Quote - The society was so different [in China] – it was a feudalistic society. It didn’t come to a point of industrial revolution until twenty years ago.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/the-society-was-so-different-in-china-it-was-a-feu-683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/i-lived-there-in-new-york-city-as-an-artist-but-ne-683x1024.jpg)
