The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.
AI WEIWEILiberty is about the right to question everything.
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If it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
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I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn’t move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics.
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I never regret anything.
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Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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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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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
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And who is going to win the competition if U.S. cannot hold a strong ideology? And even the U.S. would’ve lost the ground to win.
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It [success] is really by mistake.
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I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.
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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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