The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
AI WEIWEIThey very often just try to cope with their own election, their own popularity, solving the problem or selling the ideas to meet their own voters. By doing that, it creates a great imbalance in terms of making deals or treaty or all those things.
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It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
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[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.
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The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China. They are the first to recognize that the situation is terrible.
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I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.
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I never had a sense of home.
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The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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If there’s the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.
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Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution.
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In China, we don’t have any contemporary art museums. Until a few years ago, we didn’t even have a gallery.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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He will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn’t trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.
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