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I think U.S. and China is a big opportunity, to be seen as partner or some kind of strategic partner maybe. But those kind of powers have a way of getting too big, then we’ll have competition.

Ai Weiwei

Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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Coincidently Death Dictatorship Stories Story Turn
Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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Changing Country Opening Past Society Year
I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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Become Born More Radical
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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Computer Effort People Technology Understand
In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your whole family and all people like you.
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Crush Discussion Except Negotiation People Power Time Want
Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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Better Condition Good Guaranteed Life never Safe Use
After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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China Long Periods
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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Competition Ground Hold Ideology Lost Strong Win
If I look at it, I would laugh. I don’t know how I became successful.
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Laughing Look Successful
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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Happen Human Humanity Independent Information Liberation Opportunity Race Technology
People who can’t do that don’t get a sense of responsibility. And if you lack a sense of responsibility, you push the blame onto the system.
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Blame People Responsibility Sense System
We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today’s political leaders are still lacking of the vision.
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Lacking Leader Moving Political Sititaion Today Vision
I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness.
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Find Happiness Own Place
If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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Artist Dignity Else Right Speak Then
This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years.
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Country Dream Extraordinary Game Gather Moment Week Year
Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.
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Behavior Certain Country Idea Independent More Open Participate Project

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