The United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it’s a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: “You and I are divided.
AI WEIWEIThe importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
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I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
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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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The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.
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I don’t think there is a distinct change, because in the West I’m not a person who can serve his purpose.
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The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
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Of course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods market.
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I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
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Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you.
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Mass production is nothing new. Weren’t cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?
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We literally lived underground. We dug a hole and lived there for years. My father cleaned public toilets, even though he was a highly respected poet.
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