February 2012
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Progress on the matter of Ai Weiwei's 15,220,000... →
艾未未被指控1522万税务问题进展：发课公司就北京地税第二稽查局行政处罚、处理分别提出复议申请，目前处在行政复议过程中。复议书一、http://goo.gl/4cxjp ；二、http://goo.gl/XWjNF @aiww
I like that you like RT //gaodongmei I really... →
喜欢你喜欢 RT @gaodongmei: 好喜欢婶的这个回答 RT @aiww: 和昨天一样 @wheat_sun3: @aiww 審今兒怎麼過呢？
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Three years after the CCTV Headquarters fire,... →
央视起火三年后骷髅闲置，有人问责么。
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Lei Feng is just a discarded political doll of the... →
雷锋只是政权丢出的一个政治性玩偶。
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The city of Changsha, Lei Feng’s hometown, has launched a campaign calling on students to “Learn from Comrade Lei Feng”.
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Avid cyclist Yang Jia, after being sentenced to... →
热爱骑自行车旅行的杨佳,在被判死刑后二审庭上对法官只问了一句话:你们到底打我了没有?这个国家最终没有回答他.
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This tweet refers to Yang Jia, a Chinese citizen executed in 2008 for the murder of six Shanghai police officers. For more, see this wiki entry.
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When the mayor of Nagoya denies the Nanjing... →
名古屋市长否认南京屠杀，被南京拉黑，四川政府否认豆腐渣，被我拉黑。
I care about rights, not whether I get to leave or... →
在意的是权利，不在意离不离开呢 RT@GeneraIElection: 因爲艾嬸好久都不被允許離開北京了，心裏該有多悶啊。 RT @aiww: 拉黑 RT@tworc: @aiww 艾婶你每天这么坐着这么上网回复累不，，我看着都挺累的哈哈
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Two journalists died in Syria as they strived to... →
两个记者在叙利亚牺牲了，他们不惜一切代价，努力将真相带给人们。而我们的媒体只无耻的谎言和欺骗，新华，人民，环球，，，他们是魔鬼。
Will Twitter’s 500 Millionth User be a Chinese gov... →
Will Twitter’s 500 Millionth User be a Chinese gov spam bot? Thanks to Ai Weiwei @aiww @AWWNeverSorry wp.me/p1wIH-59I
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This was retweeted by Mr. Ai. Original tweet by @Kempton
//aiww & Architects Herzog DeMeuron to make... →
@aiww & Architects Herzog DeMeuron to make Serpentine pavilion gu.com/p/35aat/tw
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This was retweeted by Mr. Ai. Original tweet by @klewk
In most circumstances, the highest moral... →
大多情形中，最高的道德原则只是一些最普通的需求，如实报道说出真相，当这样基本的立场成为不可能时，死将来临。
There's no way to get it anymore. RT //kytqcool:... →
如何也买不到呢 RT @kytqcool: @aiww 艾婶，在国内如何可以买到您的《黑皮书灰皮书白皮书》呢？
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The “Black, White & Gray Cover Books” are a series of books that Mr. Ai published after returning to China in the early 90s about Chinese avant-garde art. The books have since acheived cult status. For more, see this wiki entry.
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indeed RT //wssyr3: that's how important Weibo is... →
是呢 RT @wssyr3: 微博是多么重要 RT @ziyousong: 可见“最终解释权”多么重要！RT @aiww 错误报道，撤出是在市长访问之前。是抗议台北館的做法RT @li2nd:中国知名异议艺术家艾未未近日对媒体证实，已经停止和台北市政府画册出版合作。http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/2…
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The article suggests Ai Weiwei ended the cooperation with the Taipei Museum as a protest to Beijing’s mayor Guo Jinlong visit to Taipei last...
Ha RT //Greko_Music: Best part of my night in... →
哈 RT @Greko_Music: Best part of my night in Paris, seeing the @aiww exhibit ! Fuck yeah! http://pic.twitter.com/VhFcYpV2
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//aiww Ai Weiwei's photography exhibition opened... →
@aiww 今天巴黎Jeu de Paume博物馆艾未未摄影展开幕。多家大媒体推波助澜。TELERAMA杂志封面是艾未未，标题是：让中国地震的艺术家。
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This was retweeted by Mr. Ai. Original tweet by @Wanglaoer
RT //wufake: French newspaper Le Figaro... →
RT @wufake: 法国费加罗报访谈艾未未：在受到一系列打压后，对于社会问题，他是比较隐退了？还是更加参与？艾未未回答说：“我不认为我能够较少地参与社会，因为我深深地感到：如果没有自由表达，就失去生命之美。社会参与不是艺术选择，而是人性需要。”@aiww #aiww
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This was retweeted by Mr. Ai. Original tweet by @freelq
Not bad RT //cctvWeb: Vice President Xi [Jinping]... →
还行 RT @cctvWeb: 习总玩球了pic.twitter.com/gyoRAO7I
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Within 100 meters of our door, there are 13 video... →
门前一百米内，有13个功能不同的摄像头对着草场地258号。刘晓原也看到了。
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258 Caochangdi is the address of Mr. Ai’s studio and home, FAKE studios. Liu Xiaoyuan is a lawyer and friend of Mr. Ai.
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Berlinale Diary 1 – Ai Weiwei: Who’s Sorry Now? →
David D’Arcy blogs at Art Info on the European debut of Alison Klayman’s documentary film ‘Ai Weiwei- Never Sorry’ at the Berlinale.
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Last day to nominate @aiww for the Shorty Award... →
Last day to nominate @aiww for the Shorty Award for activism. Please fill in the box telling why you vote for him thx- bit.ly/w05jSu ———————————- This was retweeted by Mr. Ai. Original tweet by @dgatterdam. Entries for the Shorty Awards close February 17 11:59PM EST.
We don't live for someone else RT //ifago: I... →
活着不为谁 RT @ifago: 我想我要死了，对生活越来越失望，对自己越来越没有信心。人究竟为谁而活着？ @aiww
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Just like in Tibet in 2008, "There are a lot of... →
正如2008年的藏地，“有许多事情，是没有多少人知道的。有许多真相，是没有多少人清楚的。”而我们，在讲述以身自焚这么大的生命事件面前，只能讲述那些清清楚楚地说得出时间、地点、人物（名字、年龄、身份）的事件。bit.ly/yOrNRe
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This was retweeted by Mr. Ai. Original tweet by @degewa.
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(World Journal) Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao... →
(世界日报) 中国总理温家宝昨天表示，在川藏地区所发生的自焚事件是极端行為，以此破坏西藏的稳定，是不利於藏族地区发展和藏族人民利益的，也是不得人心的。温家宝还说，政府把那些少数自焚的藏人视為恐怖主义者。 — 博讯新闻
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This was retweeted by Mr. Ai. Original tweet by @tom2009cn
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This also shows how severe the current situation... →
这也说明藏地目前的状况是何等严峻！由于被当局的全面封锁，不但没有一个国际媒体或国际组织可以进入藏地调查实情，甚至连中国的媒体也不能报道藏地自焚的情况，除了中国官方喉舌新华社可以发布藏地自焚的消息，却将其归因为“境外势力的煽动”。bit.ly/yOrNRe
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This was retweeted by Mr. Ai. Original tweet by @degewa.
Just posted a photo — http://path.com/p/1HPsv6 →
Just posted a photo — http://path.com/p/1HPsv6
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Just posted a photo — http://path.com/p/4p6Cgx →
Just posted a photo — http://path.com/p/4p6Cgx
Hm, hm RT //AWWNeverSorry: Aunty's portrait on a... →
嗯呢 RT @AWWNeverSorry: 婶的头像上欧元了 @aiww ow.ly/i/snJd
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Before instagr.am/p/G8u43kqD5H/ →
之前 instagr.am/p/G8u43kqD5H/
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After. instagr.am/p/G8vCNNKD5I/ →
之后。
I'm all wet. //qizhuochine: //aiww Aunty, my... →
我都湿了 @qizhuochine: @aiww 婶儿，我一个朋友让我告诉你说她梦到你了，跟你一起买了船票上了船，恭喜婶儿都是少女们的梦中情淫了哈，，，，
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Wang Lijun is mentally ill. I'm afraid this is the... →
王立军是精神病，这恐怕是最鼓舞人心的结论，提拔他的领导多半也是呢。全党全国领导干部精神问题普查迫在眉睫，刻不容缓呢。
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Wang Lijun, on the eve of Xi Jinping's visit to... →
王立军在习访美前夕闯美领事馆求蔽护，被美方作为人质交易，这更像是合情合理的猜测。
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Wang Li Jun is an excellent member of our party in... →
王立军是我党在特殊时期的优秀党员，单身主动为习副主席安排访美事务。
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See previous translation from February 9 for information on Wang Lijun. Vice-Chairman Xi Jinping is visiting the USA next week.
See this CDT report for additional info on the Wang Lijun case:
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/02/high-profile-official-disappears-amid-defection-rumors/
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Who are, more than Wang Lijun, Sima Nan, Hu Xijin... →
有谁比王立军，司马南，胡锡进之类，更能娱乐这个国家的公共视野，调侃其特色之价值观，准确的表述今天中国的主流立场与个人生存价值之间的微妙关系，宣泄这个民族文化的疯狂绝望之情呢？呵呵。
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From reliable sources, US lawyer said Wang Lijun... →
来源可靠的美国律师说，王立军曾寻求美国使馆的庇护。
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Translated by @hlkalin.
Wang Lijun is the deputy mayor of Chongqing, a major city in southwest China. Wang apparently sough asylum at the consulate and was recently sent on “vacation”: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-08/vice-mayor-of-chongqing-takes-vacation-style-treatment-for-work-stress.html
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Bird's Nest Seeks New Translators!
Bird’s Nest: Ai Weiwei in English is seeking more translators to join our community. As you know, we’ve been growing rapidly, with over 8,000 followers and lots of mainstream media looking to us for translations of Mr. Ai’s tweets. But as an entirely volunteer-run site that relies on human translation, we’re in great need of new translators to join the team. Do you speak...
January 2012
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Announcing Our New Associate Editor! Please...
It feels like forever ago, but Bird’s Nest has been operational now for almost two years, when we began beta-testing the site in March 2010. Since then, we’ve been a witness to some extraordinary events in Mr. Ai’s Twitter history, from the demolition of his studio to the premiere of his show in London, to his shocking disappearance and the happy day when he returned to Twitter....
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1944 hours RT @ChinaGeeks: @HuXijinGT... →
1944 hours RT @ChinaGeeks: @HuXijinGT ……waiting conditions to get a US visa (2 hour process). How long was @aiww detained for again?