Artistic Freedom Has A Price in China

Creativity and political dissidence is not a good combination in China. It seems with all that is going on in the world, China seems to think art and free speech is not a good thing and that's why artist and poet Ai WeiWei seems to be missing. The stories are conflicting, but it seems he was detained by authorities and his whereabouts seem to be unknown at this time. This is nothing new for China, the iron fist of the Communists still rules with absolute authority. The guardian.co.uk has a good article as well as the New York Times. His detention comes amid a wider crackdown on activists and dissidents in China. This is a story that is catching the attention of the world. The question is can the world exert enough pressure on China to free and release him. Only time will tell. The New Yorker has an excellent profile of Ai WeiWei and is worth the read.