China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to tell people: Look, we are the same. They want to be accepted by the international community.
Ai WeiweiChina and the U.S. are two societies with very different attitudes towards opinion and criticism. In China, I am constantly under surveillance. Even my slightest, most innocuous move can - and often is - censored by Chinese authorities.
Ai WeiweiI often feel more disgust than pride about this kind of success. So there's no regret whatsoever.
Ai WeiweiI don't personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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