Ai also says he will only get a ` ` written hearing '' China says he owes $ 2.4 million in back taxes . Chinese authorities detained Ai for 81 days last year and later ordered him to pay the 15 million yuan in back taxes they said he owed through his company , His supporters say he 's being punished for criticizing the government . Ai is an internationally renowned scholar .
Ai also says he will only get a ` ` written hearing '' China says he owes $ 2.4 million in back taxes . His supporters say he 's being punished for criticizing the government . Ai is an internationally renowned scholar .