Cities really are mental conditions. Beijing is a nightmare. A constant nightmare. - with these words Ai Weiwei concludes his commentary against the Chinese government in an online editorial for The Newsweek.
Weiwei describes the article simply as “a piece about the place I live in”. Yet for how much longer remains a question, he himself doesn't know the answer to:
They always tell me, “Leave the nation, please.” Or “Live longer and watch them die.” Either leave, or be patient and watch how they die. I really don’t know what I’m going to do.
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