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Human rights:
 * Ai Weiwei**
 * does not have many human rights, he does not have the freedom to make the art that he wants to make.
 * now has gone missing along with other activists/human rights lawyers.
 * has been detained before but has never gone missing like this.
 * police refuse to give out information to the family about where he is or exactly why he was detained.
 * believes the lack of rights of the citizens and environmental problems are being overlooked by the government because their main concern is the economy and making a profit.
 * believes the country is not civilized because there is little freedom of expression and there is no independent judiciary.
 * cannot choose their leaders.

Global Interdependence:
 * Britain tooka trip to China.
 * beforethe trip Ai Weiwei asked them to acknowledge the problem of human rights in china and he said he wanted them to do it because they benefit economically from China.
 * US wants Ai Weiwei to be released.
 * "Most discouraging to those of us who are fighting for increased freedom is the tendency for developed nations to lower the bar to please China. They make excuses not to concern themselves with violations of human rights. To espouse universal values and then blind oneself to China's active hostility to those values is irresponsible and naive." Ai Weiwei


 * Environment:
 * Ai Weiwei does not think that China can advance in any aspect without freedom of speech, including the environment.
 * He believes that the government can do more to protect the environment including cleaning up trash and providing better water for the country with less impact on the environment.

Tolerance of Diversity:
 * it is made obvious by the missing artist and human rights lawyers that the government is not tolerant of opposing groups.
 * Many people have gone "missing" in the past for opposing the government.
 * The Chines Government blocks searches containing Ai Weiwei's name

He has not made any effort to interact with China because of his strong opposition towards the government. He knows that if he attempts to interact with the government he will be arrested and maybe detained for a much longer period than his other arrests. He does not have a positive relationship with China, and has been detained several times for making his opinion of the government known by the public. Ai Weiwei has been detained by the government for no apparent reason except to silence him to avoid a revolutio by the people. The government also searched his studio and interrogated his wife and assistants. This violation of privacy is partially why Ai Weiwei is critical of the Chines Government. He doesn't think that China can advance without giving the people human rights, so he believes this government will eventually fail. Ai Weiwei believes that China will not outpace other countries including the US in the next 50 years due to their form of government.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/apr/04/ai-weiwei-missing-chinese-police http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20051197-503543.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11709448 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703806304576244811402635484.html?mod=googlenews_wsj