Ai Weiwei quietly returns to China after a decade: ‘It felt like a phone call suddenly reconnecting’

For the past 10 years the dissident artist has lived in Germany, the UK and now Portugal, never once setting foot in his native country, where people with far less controversial pasts have faced arbitrary detention. But in mid-December, he decided to take the risk, returning to Beijing for a three-week visit.

For the past 10 years the dissident artist has lived in Germany, the UK and now Portugal, never once setting foot in his native country, where people with far less controversial pasts have faced arbitrary detention. But in mid-December, he decided to take the risk, returning to Beijing for a three-week visit.  Read More