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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.

Ai Weiwei

To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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Country Critical Dangerous Figure Government Media Symbolic
[Cultural departments] don’t care about culture. Maybe they’re the furthest from the people who understand culture.
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Care Culture Furthest Maybe People Understand
If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I’m saying is common sense.
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Become Giving Up Government Same Saying Thing Thinking
I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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Country Future Museum Past Present Professional Thinking
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 never had a sense of home.
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Home Sense
I was in the most restricted prison in China, the most tough. The design of the prison is modeled for internal crimes of the Communist party, so it’s like a mafia family’s law. It’s independent to the law this nation openly applies.
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Country Crime Independent Internal Modeled Most Party Prison Restricted Year
Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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Condition Encourage General Masses People Society Star Unique
My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall. Art should live in the heart of the people.
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Always Art Been Communication Definition Expression Freedom Same Wall
For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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Breathe Express Heart Long Myself Pumping
Politics is like air and water. And you know if there is bad politics. Everyone is polluted. Everyone is unhealthy. See the people walking on the street: how they act.
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Air Bad Everyone People Politics Polluted Unhealthy Water
The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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Country Future Government Museums Past Present Professional Year
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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Central Culture Everything Government Make Understanding
I think Donald Trump should cool down a little bit. To pay more attention to the history. To really understand what U.S.’s value is about. I think, as a president, those things you always have to ask.
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Attention Bit History Little President Really Thinking Understand
By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.
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Condition Participating Relate Society Understand Way World
So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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Acceptable Citizen Course Difference Often People Politician Strong

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