China dissident has 'Gangnam Style' video blocked

China dissident has 'Gangnam Style' video blocked

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei goes Gangnam style.br br But his take on the dance phenomenon was removed from Chinese websites.br br He called his version of the video dance craze 'Caonima' Style, meaning 'grass, mud, horse,' in Mandarin-- a phrase phonetically similar to a strong curse word.br br Weiwei is also seen in the now-banned video donning a pair of handcuffs-- a suggestive dig at Chinese government censorship.br br Ai and his colleagues uploaded the video to Chinese sites like 'Tudou', an equivalent YouTube, but found that hours later it had been removed.br br (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE ARTIST AI WEIWEI SAYING:br br "Overall, we feel that every person has the right to express themselves, and this right of expression is fundamentally linked to our happiness and even our existence. When a society constantly demands that everyone should abandon this right, then the society becomes a society without creativity. It can never become a happy society."br br Fifty-five-year-old Ai, an internationally renowned artist and China's most high-profile dissident, has regularly clashed with the country's communist authorities.


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Uploaded: 2012-10-25

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