Although Ai Weiwei 's trial period has ended , the Chinese government remains pessimistic . Ai 's travel schedule has been changed to leaving the country instead of the Chinese mainland . `` I ask myself if I can really stop , '' he said . Ai was denied access to the first court hearing in his tax fraud case .
Although Ai Weiwei 's trial period has ended , the Chinese government remains pessimistic . Ai 's travel schedule has been changed to leaving the country instead of the Chinese mainland . Ai was denied access to the first court hearing in his tax fraud case .