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181. Ai Weiwei: China, Censorship, and Dissidence Through Art

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 01:07:57
Publish Date: 2026-03-23 00:00:00
Description:

Why was Ai Weiwei kidnapped and held prisoner by the Chinese government? How did the 2008 Sichuan earthquake radicalise him into taking aim at the authorities through art? What’s behind Ai Weiwei’s belief that there is a serious censorship issue in the West? 


Rory and Alastair are joined by Artist and Activist, Ai Weiwei, to answer all this and more. 


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Video Editor: Josh Smith + Bruno Di Castri

Producer: Alice Horrell

Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen

Head of Politics: Tom Whiter

Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport


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