The Chinese police have finally spoken out on the detention of Ai Weiwei, stating that he is being held for "suspected economic crimes." The Huffington Post has an article by Chris Buckley that covers these accusations in depth. Also available on the Huffington Post is a report on the artist by Dan Rather, including an interview given just ten days prior to his arrest. The interview details Ai Weiwei's political activism, helping to explain why the Chinese authorities would want to remove him from the public sphere.
Chris Buckley's article on the motivations for the detention of Ai Weiwei
Dan Rather's report and interview with Ai Weiwei
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