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.
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.
I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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.
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.
![Ai Weiwei Quote - I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/i-never-had-secure-belonging-feelings-with-this-so-683x1024.jpg)
![Ai Weiwei Quote - 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/somehow-we-tan-dun-and-director-chen-kaige-were-al-683x1024.jpg)
