环球时报英文版Ai breaks his silenceWord文档格式.docx
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mhavingmystudioandkitchenpainted,andI'
veboughtsomenewfurnituretogivetheplaceafreshlook,"
saidAi,lookingrelaxedinadeepblueT-shirtthathunglooselyonhismoresvelteframe.
Aimayhaveanew-lookhomeandbodybutheremainedpoliticallyfeistyduringasix-hour,exclusiveinterviewwiththeGlobalTimes.
Thoughaprestigiousartist,hehasbeencatchingtheworld'
sattentionmoreofteninrecentyearsthroughhisvigorouslycampaigningfordemocracythanforhisart.HehasbeenlabeledbyinternationalmediaasoneofthestrongestcriticsoftheChinesegovernment.
WhileAicontinuestodemandreforms,hesaidhehasnevercalledforachangetotheformofChina'
sgovernment."
OverthrowingtheregimethrougharadicalrevolutionisnotthewaytosolveChina'
sproblems,"
Aisaid."
Themostimportantthingisascientificanddemocraticpoliticalsystem."
Throughouttheday,Aiseemedhisusualdrollself,neitherbecomingtooexcitednoreverseemingdespondent.Attimesheseemedflirtatiousandwasaboveallrelaxed."
Itfeelsgoodtobehome,"
Aisaidinanoff-guardmomentashestretchedouttopethiscockerspaniel.
TheoutspokenartistwasreleasedonbailonJune22andtheauthoritiessaidhehadconfessedtotaxevasionandpromisedtopaytheoverdueamount.AuthoritiesmaintainAi'
scompany,BeijingFakeCulturalDevelopmentLtd,hadevadeda"
hugeamount"
oftaxesandintentionallydestroyedaccountingdocuments,theXinhuaNewsAgencyreported.
Ai'
sdetentionsparkedaninternationaloutcrywiththeWesternmediapoliticizingthecaseandtheChinesegovernmenttellingthemtomindtheirownbusiness.
Aiagreedtobeinterviewedbutinsistedthathenotbeaskedaboutdetailsofhisdetention.
AisaidhehasresumednormallifeandalthoughaconditionofhisbailforbidshimfromusingTwitter,hestillsurfstheInternetfornews.
Mostafternoonhespendsseveralhourswithhis2-year-oldson,andhewalksaroundtheartdistrictwherehelives."
Ididn'
thavemuchtimewithmyfamilymembersbefore,butnowIhaveplentyoftime.Iseemysonasoftenaspossible,"
Aisaidwithafatherlysmileonhisface.
Despitethesensitiveissuessurroundinghiscaseandhisrelease,Aitalkedopenlyabouthisemotions,ideasandhisthoughtswhileincustody.
"
Iwascutofffromtheoutsideworld.NoonetoldmewhenIwouldbereleased.ItfeltlikeIhadfallenheavilyintoacollapsedpit,"
saidAi,sittingcomfortablywithhislegsfoldedunderhimonhisnewcouch.
Aisaidnotknowingwhatwashappeningtohiscasewasthemostworryingespeciallywhenhethoughtofhisfamily."
Imissedmymotherandmyson.IwasworriedthatImightnotgettoseemysongrowup,"
saidAi.
DuringthesereneafternoonatAi'
sexpansivestudioacatstrollsthroughthecourtyard,glancesatthedoganddisappears.Aiadmitshe'
llbemorecautiousinthefuturebuthehasn'
tsoftened.
vebeendrawnintothevortexofpolitics,"
AitoldtheGlobalTimes."
Iwillneveravoidpolitics,noneofuscan.Weliveinapoliticizedsociety."
Aicrossedhisarmsandlookedserious.Hepausedforathoughtandcontinued:
Yougiveupyourrightswhenyoudodgethem.Ofcourseyoumightliveaneasierlifeifyouabandonsomerights.Buttherearesomanyinjustices,andlimitededucationalresources.Theyalldiminishhappiness.Iwillneverstopfightinginjustice."
'
Economiccrime'
AiwasdetainedattheBeijingairportonApril3.TheauthoritiesdiscloseduntilApril6thatthepolicewasinvestigatingAiforsuspectedeconomiccrimes.OnJune22,theauthoritiesreleasedAionbailafterhereportedlysignedastatementindicatinghewasguiltyoftaxevasionandwillingtopaytheoverduetaxbill,Xinhuareported.
AiadmittedtotheGlobalTimesthathesignedadocumentbutsaysitwasnotaconfession.Heagreedthatifhewereprovenguiltyhewouldacceptthepunishment.
Iamtheartdirectorofthecompanyanddon'
treallypayanyattentiontoitsfinancialsituation,"
heconceded.
swifeLuQingisthelegalrepresentativeofthedesigncompany.
Theartist'
sclaimofinnocenceisnotallthatconvincingtohismanycritics.
Thecruxofthematterissimple:
Aiisinvolvedinacriminalcase.Hewasdetainedbecausehewassuspectedofhavingevadedalargeamountoftaxes,"
LiuNanlai,vicedirectoroftheResearchCenteroftheHumanRightsattheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences(CASS)toldtheGlobalTimes.
LiuexplainedthateventhoughAisaidhewasnotawareoftaxevasionconductedbyhisaccountant,obviously,"
theaccountantwon'
tevadetaxwithoutanyorderfrommanagement."
XiongQiuhong,thedirectoroftheInstituteoftheCriminalActionLawattheCASSsaidthatitiscommonforChineseartiststointentionallyorunintentionallyevadetaxes.
Manyfamousartistshavebeencaughtandpunishedforevadingtaxes.Ai'
scaseisnottheonlyone,"
Xiongsaid.
XiongwantsthelocalauthoritiestotryAiinapublictrialontaxevasion."
Inthisway,wecanpreventWesternersfrompoliticizingthecase,"
Xiongalsowarned,"
ifyouareadissident,youshouldkeepyourasscleanandnotgetinvolvedinanycrime,sothatlocalgovernmentscannotfindyouguilty."
Politicalartist
WhiletheinternationalcommunityhaslaudedAiforhisartandforpushingtheboundariesoffreespeechinChina,manyChineseexpertshavecriticizedhimforhisextremeactsbothinartandpolitics.
TheinfluentialconservativetelevisionpunditandInternetbloggerSimaNancriticizedAiforinsultingthenation.SimawasparticularlyupsetwithAi'
scontroversialphotographshowingAistandingnudewithatoyhorsecoveringhisprivatepartswithacaptionthatcrypticallyread"
Mudgrasshorsepartycentralcommittee."
InChinesethehomonymsfor"
mudgrasshorse"
wouldmeansomethingsexualdonetoanother'
smother.
Isthatreallyart?
Ifthat'
sreallyart,thenanyonecanbecomeanartist,"
SimatoldtheGlobalTimesexcitedly.
Asanartist,Aihascrossedtheboundaryofartandinvolvedhimselfinthepoliticalarena.Heclaimsfreedomwhilehehasnoideafreedomisaccompaniedbyresponsibility.SpreadingspeechesthatinstigatethepublictochallengetheruleoftheCommunistPartyisaviolationofConstitutionalprinciples."
Aiwasanaviduserofsocialmedia.BeforehewasdetainedAihad92,000followersonTwitter,whichisbannedinChinabutcanbeaccessedthroughoverseasbackdoorchannelsforaprice.Hehastweetedmorethan60,000times–mostofwhichadvocatedemocracyandfreespeech.
Idon'
tmeantopoliticizemyartwork.I'
mcomplyingwiththeprinciplesofethicsandaesthetics.Artisconnectedtopolitics,"
AitoldtheGlobalTimes.
Aispent12yearsinNewYorkwherehehadseveralexhibitionsofhisworksandmetvisitingChineseartistssuchasfilmdirectorsFengXiaogangandChenKaige,andcomposerTanDun.
HealsogainedfameforhavingahandinthedesignofBeijing'
siconicNationalStadiumknownastheBird'
sNest.
Aialsoconductedhisown,privateinvestigationintothelistofschoolchildrenkilledduringthe2008Sichuanearthquakes.Heclashedwithlocalauthoritiesafterclaimingthenumberofstudentskilledwerehighbecausetheirschoolswerepoorlyconstructed.HemountedashockinganddisturbinginstallationinEuropethatcomprisedof9,000brightlycoloredstudentbackpacks.
Hisactivismhasn'
thurtthesaleofhisart.InFebruary,Ai'
spiece"
Kuihuazi"
(SunflowerSeeds)soldfor$560,000atSotheby'
sinLondonafterithadbeenondisplayattheTateModern'
sTurbineHallinLondon.
Ifeltveryhumbledbythehighprice,butit'
salldeterminedbythemarket,"
Aisaidwithashrug."
tneedmuchmoneyforaluxuriouslife.Mylifeissimple.WhatIwantistheopportunityforeveryoneinthecountrytoshareinajustsociety."
SomecriticshavealsocondemnedAiforhiscloseconnectionstowhattheycall"
foreignforceswhowanttodescendChinaintoturmoil."
Foreigncountrieswon'
tpassupanyopportunitytodefametheChinesegovernmentandthreatentheregimetopreventChinafromenjoyingitshard-earnederaofpeaceanddevelopment,"
SimaNansaid.
scasehasbeenusedbytheWesterners,"
WuDanhong,anassistantprofessorattheChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLaw,toldtheGlobalTimes.WuisanothercriticwhosaysAimaybeincahootswithanunseeninternationalconspiracy."
BycondemningChina'
srepressionofdissidentsinthenameofdemocracy,foreigncountriesthatdon'
twantastrongerChinaintentionallyattempttodescendChinaintoturmoilbyhypingAi'
scase."
YetWualsowantstoseeamoretransparentlegalsysteminChinathatwillenhancepublictrust."
Dealingwithlegalcasesopenlyandtransparentlywillplugtheloopholesthatarebeingusedbytheill-intentioned,"
Wusaid.
Nooneisabovethelaw'
ContingentonhisbeingallowedtoleaveChina,AihasacceptedateachingofferattheBerlinUniversityoftheArts.
EventhoughthetermsofhisreleaserestricthimtoBeijingforayear,Aisaidhewouldneverconsiderpermanentlyleavingthecountry."
Peoplewithblackheartsshouldbeexiled,Iwillneverleave,"
Aisaidwithalaugh.
Althoughtheoutspokenartistis
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