Ocupation: Contemporary artist
Life: b. August 28, 1957
Birthday: August 28
We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian countries like China are more efficient. That is very short-sighted. China looks efficient only because it can sacrifice most people's rights. This is not something the west should be happy about.
source: "David Cameron, as you visit China please listen to us" by Ai Weiwei, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2010.
topic: Country, Sacrifice, Rights, Authoritarian Government