Ai Weiwei describes Beijing as `` a city of violence '' in a recent Newsweek article . The dissident artist consistently defies a `` gagging order '' imposed on him in China . ( CNN ) -- He has been banned from leaving the country since he was detained last year for allegedly damaging national security property and inciting subversion against the Communist Party.
Ai Weiwei describes Beijing as `` a city of violence '' in a recent Newsweek article . The dissident artist consistently defies a `` gagging order '' imposed on him in China . He has been banned from leaving the country since he was detained last year for allegedly damaging national security property and inciting subversion against the Communist Party.