Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much.
Ai WeiweiWe live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no one will know what to expect.
Ai WeiweiTwitter is the peopleโs tool, the tool of the ordinary people, people who have no other resources.
Ai WeiweiIf 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. It's very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.
Ai WeiweiThe United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it's a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: "You and I are divided. We're different, and you're dangerous." That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It's dangerous to create that kind of tension.
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