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China Vs The World

The Chinese government to the outside world seems to be controlling and offers no freedom to its Chinese citizens. Whereas , in certain eyes the government is just doing what is best for China and its citizens. A few days ago the government detained a well-known Chinese artist. It was unclear what the reasons for him being detained were, until now.

Who is this person?

A man called Ai WeiWei; the man is famous for his artistic skills and for the design of the Beijing Olympic Stadium. Ai Weiwei is also known as an activist; a rebel; someone who is always fighting the governement. Ai Weiwei thinks that the governement is corrupted and there were cover ups after the earthquake in southern China in 2008. He has made it his mission to find out what it was that the government is hiding from that earthquake and why.

Ai Weiwei is a person who is renown across the world. When he was detained it had caused a global row. The only news which was released was that Weiwei was aressted at Beijing airport on Sunday while he was trying to board a flight to Hong Kong. The reason for his arrest is unknown, where he has gone is still unknown.

Why?

Ai has been arrested for protesting; speaking out; fighting for freedom or any form of human rights. This time he has been done for economic crimes. However, according to a reporter from CNN.news, if the government is trying to target a person but has no evidence to bring them in or down then the local police would work alongside the government to charge this person for an "economic crime".

An "economic crime" can be anything from tax evasion to corruption to discredit them publicly.

A question which runs through my mind is why on a global factor has Mr Weiwei affected so many countries. With him being arrested; why are they involving themselves in a situation which is not theirs; but on the other hand this could be a good thing. Even though China wants to shut themselves away from the world and keep themselves to themselves, this does not put off other countries from interfering.

But could this be that the Chinese government is trying too hard to maintain peoples order and freedom of speech, or is it that they are scared of what more Weiwei could say. What is it that the Chinese government is afraid of? Could it be that the government has taken things too far?

The investigation continues.

References

http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/08/chinese-artist-ai-weiwei-economic-criminal/