But censorship by itself doesn’t work. It is, as Mao said, about the pen and the gun. - Ai Weiwei

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But censorship by itself doesn’t work. It is, as Mao said, about the pen and the gun.

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Ai Weiwei (Chinese: 艾未未; born 1957 in Beijing) is a leading Chinese artist, curator, architectural designer, cultural and social commentator and activist.

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Nothing can silence me as long as I am alive. I don’t give any kind of excuse. If I cannot come out [of China] or I cannot go in [to China] this is not going to change my belief. But when I am there, I am in this condition: I see it, I see people who need help. Then you know, I just want to offer my possibility to help them.

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