Tax crimes should be investigated by the tax bureau, not through secret police detention. - Ai Weiwei

They tell us it will be about “emotions” and “friendship,” that it will be a night of joy. Who are they kidding?

I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.

At midnight they can come into your room and take you away. They can put a black hood on you, take you to a secret place and interrogate you, trying to stop what you’re doing. They threaten people, your family, saying: 'Your children won’t find jobs.'