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Writers, artists, and commentators on websites are detained or thrown into jail when they reflect on democracy, opening up, reform and reason. This is the reality of China.

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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

Twitter is the people’s tool, the tool of the ordinary people, people who have no other resources.

No autocracy can lead people to believe that they are living in harmony and happiness.

The biggest crime of a dictatorship is to eradicate human feelings from people.

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