This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.

China spends a lot of resources and effort on gaining soft power over culture. The hope is that it can be the last lifeline for the Party's survival. Obviously, the idea will fail.

Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics.

Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way.

Liberty is about the right to question everything.

I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.

The society was so different [in China] - it was a feudalistic society. It didn't come to a point of industrial revolution until twenty years ago.