Ai Weiwei Furious as Chinese Yank Gangnam Vid

October 26, 2012 from Euronews

Even though tens of thousands of delighted Chinese fans watched Ai WeiWei in his own video version of "Gangnam Style," Chinese officials quickly yanked his performance off the Internet — and the dissident artist is steamed. A repressive government "denies creativity and happiness" for its people, he declared.

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