Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says authorities have begun razing his Beijing studio.<\/b>
\nBy Associated Press Reporters
August 4 2018 2:29 PM
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says authorities have begun razing his Beijing studio.
The frequent government critic said on his Instagram account that the demolition began on Friday without any prior notice.
A post shared by Ai Weiwei (@aiww) on Aug 4,2018 at 2:16am PDT
He posted videos of an excavator smashing the windows of his Zuoyou studio site.
The studio in the north-east Beijing suburbs has been Ai\u2019s primary work space since 2006, although he has mostly been based in Europe in recent years.
It is unclear whether the demolition is targeting Ai specifically.
A post shared by Ai Weiwei (@aiww) on Aug 4,2018 at 12:34am PDT
Beijing authorities have demolished large swaths of the suburbs in the past year in a building safety campaign, but typically give at least several days\u2019 notice.
Ai, who has called attention to human rights violations and government corruption in China, was held for more than two months in 2011 on alleged tax evasion.
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