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April 16th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
“It’s [internet censorship] putting this nation far behind in the world’s
competition in the coming decades. You can’t create generations just to
labour at Foxconn [the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, employed by Apple
and other technology giants, currently being investigated by the Fair Labour
Association]. Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design
an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of
human nature,” Ai said.
He continued: “But the government cannot give up control. It blocks major
internet platforms – such as Twitter and Facebook – because it is afraid of
free discussion. And it deletes information. The government computer has one
button: delete.”
When he was released, the 54-year-old was charged with tax
evasion linked to Fake Cultural Development Ltd – a company founded by Ai
but owned by his wife.
But he has denied the charge and insists it is an attempt to silence his
activism. Lawyers for the firm have also pointed out inconsistencies in the
case.
“Until now, there have been no clear answers as to why they put me in
this kind of situation,” he said.
His art work has sold worldwide and he was named the world’s most powerful art
figure by influential British magazine Art Review last year.
Ai said he was “doing OK” a year after his detention, adding he had
regained all the weight he lost in detention and was preparing an exhibition
due to take place in Washington DC in the autumn.
His one-year probation, meanwhile, is expected to end on June 22.
On that day, “I’m supposed to be a free man, unless they accuse me again
and put me in jail. Otherwise, I should be free. But I don’t know, it’s
never really clear,” he said.
Ai concluded that the Chinese government will ultimately fail to control the
internet as web is “uncontrollable”.
“Censorship is saying: ‘I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you
say, the conclusion is mine.’ But the internet is like a tree that is
growing,” Ai said.
“The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak,
quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper… But in the long
run, its [China’s] leaders must understand it’s not possible for them to
control the internet unless they shut it off – and they can’t live with the
consequences of that.
“The internet is uncontrollable. And if the internet is uncontrollable,
freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.”
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