Ai Weiwei: Why does he make Chinese authorities nervous?

The famous Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei hasn’t been heard from since his arrest Sunday by Chinese authorities.

He uses Twitter to criticize Chinese policies.

Almost 75,000 people follow Ai on Twitter, where he sends out multiple political messages a day. Twitter may be blocked in China, but Ai’s commentary is still finding its way online – and there’s not much the Chinese government can do about it. Tech-savvy Chinese often use proxy servers to bypass Chinese censors and access Twitter.

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