Once again China evokes that the international community has no right to question the sovereignty of state power. Ai Weiwei is being held for investigation of unclear charges. While human rights activists have been lobbying on his behalf. The Chinese state simply regards this a family affair, to which the world should not be privy. Here's the Daily Times article.
This reminds we about the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, that China took as a slap to the face again sighting that the International community has to right to stir domestic trouble.
This for me is just ringing the tension of China believing in harmonious society where the only good disagreements are none at all.In Chinese society the state is the center actor of all course and the collective good is the only good. That is why someone like Weiwei does not fit in. They are taking an individual stance in a collective country.
Though perhaps, China will practice what it preaches and continue to shy away from criticizing other states in their actions in the domestic sphere. However, is that what anyone but a dictator would want?
The spiral of silence can get deadly.
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