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WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Friday welcomed the release from prison of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei but voiced deep concern over China's broader crackdown on critics.

"We are very pleased with the release of Ai Weiwei, and we welcome that step," Kurt Campbell, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, told reporters.

"However, the United States continues to be deeply concerned by the trend of forced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and detentions and convictions of public interest lawyers, writers, artists, intellectuals and activists in China for exercising their internationally recognized human rights," he added.
 
Ai release 'important signal': Germany Ai release 'important signal': Germany - Yahoo! News

BERLIN (AFP) – Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei's release from prison is an "important signal," Germany said Friday, as Prime Minister Wen Jiabao embarked on a trip to Europe that will also take in Berlin.

"It is an important signal that Ai Weiwei is free and is living now between his own four walls," deputy government spokesman Christoph Steegmans told a regular government briefing.

He echoed Chancellor Angela Merkel in saying however that with Ai, 54, still prevented by the Chinese authorities from leaving Beijing, his release from prison was only a "first step."

"Naturally we hope there will be other steps," he said.
 
Thank you international community for fighting and putting the pressure on to have him released . Good or bad- nobody should ever be put behind bars on false , trumped up pretexts , we in democratic countries can agree.
 
Actually, he is still in "prison". He cannot say anything and do anything that has even a little disturbance against the government.

If it were not his dad's status, he would have already been sent to re-education.
 
Actually, he is still in "prison". He cannot say anything and do anything that has even a little disturbance against the government.

If it were not his dad's status, he would have already been sent to re-education.

Welcome to the US. I'd say that because if you were here in the US for any longer than 2 seconds - you would know - re-education is in China and Chinese thang my brotha .. he is in prison for agreeing he released classified documents BUT not for saying he disagreed with the govt in speech or for breaking some pots and urns!
 
Welcome to the US. I'd say that because if you were here in the US for any longer than 2 seconds - you would know - re-education is in China and Chinese thang my brotha .. he is in prison for agreeing he released classified documents BUT not for saying he disagreed with the govt in speech or for breaking some pots and urns!

Two hard places to avoid I guess.
 
Welcome to the US. I'd say that because if you were here in the US for any longer than 2 seconds - you would know - re-education is in China and Chinese thang my brotha .. he is in prison for agreeing he released classified documents BUT not for saying he disagreed with the govt in speech or for breaking some pots and urns!

Did not he evade tax as well? If he did not, he should clarify that and let the government provide the evidence.

BTW, his arrest is politically based and his dad status shields him from those other problems he may have faced long time ago, e.g. tax evasion and etc. However, his political activities make the government angry and finally they decide to bring all of those accusations against him.
 
Ai Qing even said, he is ashamed to have such a loser son. I'm ashamed that this fat loser is still in China. Can't we deport him to North Korea or something?
 

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