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I think it's more important to show your work to the public.
Ai Weiwei
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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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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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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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