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Ai Weiwei

I think Chinese leadership is trying to tell the world they have another set of logic or reasoning or values which are different from yours. Of course, I don't think they believe that. It's just an argument that's made when you can't confront the truth an

Ai Weiwei

Leadership

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Ai Weiwei is saying that Chinese leaders present their way of thinking and values as fundamentally different from those of others to justify their actions. However, he believes this is not a genuine belief but a tactic used to avoid facing uncomfortable truths.

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