Taipei .- The Taiwanese government agency responsible for relations with China in Beijing on Wednesday called for the immediate release of famed artist Ai Weiwei and dissident, arrested on Sunday and whose current whereabouts are unknown. China must respect "the universal value of freedom, democracy and human rights," the council in a press release.
Ai was arrested by police in Beijing, Sunday, April 3, when he was about to board a flight to Hong Kong, which then should lead to Taiwan for a meeting Wednesday with leaders of the Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei . The president of the Council of Chinese Affairs, Lai Shin-yuan said at a press conference that the visit to Taiwan Ai had nothing to do with politics but with art.
"The Museum of Fine Arts in Taipei said Ai Weiwei was going to try an exhibition planned for November in Taiwan," Lai said, the maximum charge of policy toward China in the Taiwan government. United States, European Union and Australia have also demanded the release of Ai, 53, known worldwide for having stated in the main cities, and for his outspoken defense of human rights and opposition to the regime of their country. 
Ai was arrested by police in Beijing, Sunday, April 3, when he was about to board a flight to Hong Kong, which then should lead to Taiwan for a meeting Wednesday with leaders of the Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei . The president of the Council of Chinese Affairs, Lai Shin-yuan said at a press conference that the visit to Taiwan Ai had nothing to do with politics but with art.
"The Museum of Fine Arts in Taipei said Ai Weiwei was going to try an exhibition planned for November in Taiwan," Lai said, the maximum charge of policy toward China in the Taiwan government. United States, European Union and Australia have also demanded the release of Ai, 53, known worldwide for having stated in the main cities, and for his outspoken defense of human rights and opposition to the regime of their country.
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