To Ai Weiwei, there was also another, less personal kind of emptiness about the China of before. “There were almost no cars on the street,” he said. “No private cars, only embassy cars.

said she and her older sister will treat Weiwei as their own son from now on. Their story was shared on Douyin, bringing tears to many online observers in China. "We miss our loved ones no matter ...

Will the Chinese government make Ai Weiwei into the next Liu Xiaobo? In the video below, from January 2011, I reflect on the new parameters of creative expression in China, as illustrated by the ...