I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.

Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution. Now you have the equal opportunity to equip yourself through information and knowledge and express yourself as an independent mind.

The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system and strong censorship.

To call yourself a Chinese artist or woman artist or African artist reflects a certain kind of condition. To me, that is not necessary.

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we'll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.

I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.

I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.