Artist Ai Weiwei's Clashes with the Chinese Government

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Ai Weiwei was detained at the Beijing airport on April 3, trying to board a flight to Hong Kong, fueling international protests. A protester dressed in a rabbit costume to symbolize the Chinese year of the rabbit takes part in a protest calling for the release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei by the Chinese authorities outside the Tate Modern in central London on April 9, 2011.