“If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.” Quote by Ai Weiwei
“Any politician who respects China's government should tell it openly what is in his heart. It is disrespectful to keep quiet about such issues - both vis-a-vis the government and the people concerned.” PeopleShouldHeartGovernmentIssuesPoliticianQuietConcernedChinaDisrespectful Author:Ai Weiwei
“No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.” HumansStatesRightsClaimsHuman Rights Author:Ai Weiwei
“If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.” PeopleIfsDisturbing Author:Ai Weiwei
“There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US - from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.” JobsAmericaOpportunityCasesIssuesBehaviorPoliceTreatmentRacistLayersJob OpportunitiesOpportunity In America Author:Ai Weiwei
“China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.” HumansStillsDifferentRightsStageDevelopmentHuman RightsChinaImprovementStages Of Development Author:Ai Weiwei
“The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.” GovernmentInternetPressureSpheres Author:Ai Weiwei
“We should use this public sphere and redefine - beyond China's borders - what a government is allowed to do, where its powers end and where the realm of a citizen's privacy begins.” ShouldEndsUseGovernmentCitizensChinaBordersRealmsPrivacySpheres Author:Ai Weiwei
“At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year - 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me. These folks are creative and ironic, and the government can ultimately not control what is going on in their heads.” PeopleIfsKnowsYearsMomentsGovernmentYoungAsksCreativeStreetsStudentsReturnFolksChinaEducatedAsk MeIronicKnow Me Author:Ai Weiwei
“Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening.” IfsYearsHas BeensPastChinaOpeningSetback Author:Ai Weiwei
“The leadership knows that you cannot solve the issues of China's future with the means of the past. The demographic consequences of the one-child policy, the build-up of the welfare state, the jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.” KnowsYearsMeanChildrenStatesProblemGovernmentJobsPastMillionsIssuesPolicySolutionsConsequenceWesternUniversityCorruptionChinaSolveWelfareGraduatesImmenseDemographicsWelfare State Author:Ai Weiwei
