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Ai WeiWei: ‘Most Western people I know are very ignorant about China.’ You live in the West now. Are you still under censorship? 'Of course.' 'China is at its best moment of the past 100 years.' (www.wsj.com)
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[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Was there a better moment more than 100 years ago?

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago

100 years ago was in the latter half of the century of humiliation, lmao. What an odd time for him to pick.

[–] mx_oceanwater_they_them@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe he still considers Qing-dynasty superior?

[–] SouffleHuman@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Possibly, the High Qing era is considered the last golden age of the Chinese dynasties and was quite impressive, but that ended in 1799 after the death of the Qianlong Emperor over 200 years ago.