tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post3958911560849631344..comments2023-09-22T18:20:19.461+02:00Comments on Beijing Notebook: Free Ai Weiwei !- Susan -http://www.blogger.com/profile/00041505753618457001noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-67776822869021591162011-05-30T03:33:00.520+02:002011-05-30T03:33:00.520+02:00Dear Anonymous,
thanks for your comment, I was wa...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />thanks for your comment, I was waiting for someone who sees it differently.<br /><br />And you know what? I guess you are right. He might have tax issues, because this is what many people have when working internationally. <br /><br />And probably they waited until they had something in hands against him. - But why was he "kidnapped" for 6 weeks? No sign of life for 6 weeks!<br /><br />Now, we know he is alive. But for tax issues you usually get a clear open accusation, a lawyer and a court case. And yes, you might end up in jail. <br /><br />AWW case is supposed to scare other critical voices off, right? Now, only HK based artist dare to say something.<br /><br />Dear Anonymous, do you live in mainland China or abroad? <br /><br />If in mainland China, do you feel comfortable to live in a country where everyone could be taken away in full daylight? <br /><br />For a foreigner like me it feels scary. Writing this comment and the 2 posts seems to me already not politically correct and I would sweat at immigration control... maybe paranoid, but is it? <br /><br />If you read this, I would be pleased to hear from you again.- Susan -https://www.blogger.com/profile/00041505753618457001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-78104417035954529572011-05-28T04:26:43.592+02:002011-05-28T04:26:43.592+02:00AWW was detained for tax evasion. Case closed.AWW was detained for tax evasion. Case closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-35225477784210689502011-05-15T03:59:12.377+02:002011-05-15T03:59:12.377+02:00Dear Anonymous,
thank you for taking your time to...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />thank you for taking your time to reply to my question and for your insight from Beijing directly.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Dear Ben,<br /><br />thanks for your comment. <br /><br />I am wondering why this post gets so few comments. Do they dont't know AWW or don't they care or don't they dare?<br /><br />We do not have to forget that blogger is blocked in China... and there, I understand, that you are now careful about what you say on the internet.- Susan -https://www.blogger.com/profile/00041505753618457001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-44988087334277617622011-05-14T19:47:19.725+02:002011-05-14T19:47:19.725+02:00When artists leave the safety of aesthetics, ideas...When artists leave the safety of aesthetics, ideas can be powerful weapons....Ben Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683773285202472160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50286674701443846.post-18250174634104284442011-05-03T14:26:39.700+02:002011-05-03T14:26:39.700+02:00There is a big crack down and Ai Wei Wei is well k...There is a big crack down and Ai Wei Wei is well known and therefore gets a lot attention. <br /><br />In addition to Ai Wei Wei, there are many lawyers, for example, defending less fortunate who have been targeted, including lawyers involved in consumer rights (which elsewhere would not be considered to be controversial). For example, the lawyer who represents the parents who have had children affected by the Melamine contaminated milk has been put in jail. Another lawyer involved in disabilities right has had the same treatment. Unfortunately, China is going through a more conservative period and it is really sad to witness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com