Of course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods market.
AI WEIWEIThe relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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I don’t think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism.
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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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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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Somehow, we [ Tan Dun and director Chen Kaige] were all privileged at the time; we could be outside of China. But at the moment, we had no sense of what the future was going to be like.
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Everything is selected by the central government without good judgment or an understanding of culture to make it really safe. They will become nobody to maintain their power and be raised to the next higher level.
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As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It’s a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don’t know who you are and why you are here.
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They’ve become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.
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