Three days after the arrest of the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei at the Beijing airport, the first official response was published on 6 April by the newspaper Huanqiu Shibao. In an editorial entitled "The law will not bend for a free electron," the newspaper castigated Western governments seeking the release of the artist.
"They ignore the sovereignty of China and faced with reckless China's political system, the name of respect for human rights," said the newspaper. It is rare that the official Chinese press reacts to foreign protests on the issue of human rights, and even rarer that it alludes to an arrest of this nature.
Avant-garde, Ai Weiwei opposed to traditional arts and loves being at the frontiers of legality. The editorial takes a threatening tone by estimating Ai Weiwei could "cross the line if he continues to act" in this way. "History will judge, but, above all, people like Ai Weiwei paying the price for their particular choices," says the editorial.
On the other hand, many Chinese Internet users express their strong support for the artist, despite the strengthening of government censorship. They change their nickname to "My name is Ai Weiwei", "Free Ai Weiwei immediately" or "You're the next Ai Weiwei," the paper notes Wangbao Taiwan. 
"They ignore the sovereignty of China and faced with reckless China's political system, the name of respect for human rights," said the newspaper. It is rare that the official Chinese press reacts to foreign protests on the issue of human rights, and even rarer that it alludes to an arrest of this nature.
Avant-garde, Ai Weiwei opposed to traditional arts and loves being at the frontiers of legality. The editorial takes a threatening tone by estimating Ai Weiwei could "cross the line if he continues to act" in this way. "History will judge, but, above all, people like Ai Weiwei paying the price for their particular choices," says the editorial.
On the other hand, many Chinese Internet users express their strong support for the artist, despite the strengthening of government censorship. They change their nickname to "My name is Ai Weiwei", "Free Ai Weiwei immediately" or "You're the next Ai Weiwei," the paper notes Wangbao Taiwan.
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