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Tagged FAKE
27 February 2013
Thank you RT //gejian747: //aiww Hello auntie Love. I have received your repayment, thank you very much indeed! Thank you!

谢你 RT @gejian747: @aiww 爱婶好！您还的款收到了，万分感谢！谢谢！


2:49 am


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26 February 2013
RT //fakecase:【FAKE Repayments】On February 25th 2013 17 repayments totalling 10653 Yuan were made. Among which 10 repayments totalling 5000 Yuan were made with Alipay, 6 repayments totalling 5133 Yuan were remited by post and 1 repayment of 500 Yuan was wired through the bank. As of today a total of 17 006 repayments totalling 4 747 894 Yuan have been made. //aiww #FAKE-Repayments

RT @fakecase: 【发课还款】2013年2月25日，当天还款17笔，10653元。其中，归还支付宝借款10笔, 5000元；归还邮汇借款6笔，5153元；归还银行汇款1笔，500元。目前累计还款17006 笔，4747894元。@aiww #发课还款


5:27 pm


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17 January 2013
Aiweiwei Studios' Documentaries - download collection - https://t.co/MRIJGvKO

艾未未工作室纪录片下载总汇 - https://t.co/MRIJGvKO


10:35 pm


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14 January 2013
Southern Weekly just published "10 most influential lawsuits in China in 2012". Your mother's cunt, no [mention] of the FAKE tax case. The case in China's history involving the most creditors, judicial corruption and framing. To read and understand China, read Southern Weekly. Grass Mud Horse. Pretentious bastards, Southern Weekly go to hell.

南周刊出。＂2012中国十大影响性诉讼＂泥马了隔壁，没有发课税案。这个中国历史上涉及最多债主的司法腐败和陷害事件。读懂中国，读懂南周。草泥马啊，装逼者南周去死吧。

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Southern Weekly, a liberal newspaper based in the city of Guangzhou, has been in the news this past week as staff went on strike due to a dispute of censorship. “To read and understand China, read Southern Weekly.” is the newspaper’s slogan. For more info about the strike, see this wrap up by China Media Project. 


12:56 am
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6 November 2012
Smallest amounts first - Ai cashes back to his supporters

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9644933/Ai-Weiwei-returns-cash-to-supporters.html

published at The Telegraph 

on October 31th, 2012

source: AFP

9:39 pm
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3 November 2012
RT //fakecase [Repayment Day Three] On October 31. 2012 821 payments totalling 4689.20 Yuan was made. In three days a grand total of 1779 payments have been made, totalling 6096.6 Yuan. 89 payments were unsuccesful because the creditors' accounts "have not been activated". Adding up the 70 payments that have already been made, total repayments add up to 2,517,148 Yuan. //ai

RT @fakecase: 【还款第三天】2012年10月31日 当天支付宝共还款821笔，4689.20元 ；三天累计还款1779笔，6096.6元，有89笔因债主支付宝账户“未激活”未能成功。加上之前归还的大额借款70笔，目前还款总金额为2,517,148元。 @ai …


5:24 pm
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http://t.co/Ggku3BPO

http://t.co/Ggku3BPO


4:42 am


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2 November 2012
FAKE tax case, explanation of current debt situation and payback plan https://t.co/jwVF1mkN

发课税案，借款情况和还款安排的说明 https://t.co/jwVF1mkN


11:46 am
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8 October 2012
Let him go bankrupt first. RT //inkfisherman: I want to know how I can lend money to Teacher Ai //aiww

先让他破产 RT @inkfisherman: 我问的是如何借钱给艾老师。@aiww


3:00 pm
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2 October 2012
FAKE Ltd. is no more，“the actual controller” is still here.

发课不在了，“实际控制人”还在么。

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The legal representative of Ai Weiwei’s company FAKE Ltd. is his wife, Lu Qing. “The actual controller” is a legal term used by the authorities during the tax case against FAKE to refer to Mr. Ai.


3:11 pm
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RT //iChinadian: Ai Weiwei firm to be closed down by Chinese authorities http://t.co/1vYH1omI by //TaniaBranigan #China //Aiww #AiWeiwei

RT @iChinadian: Ai Weiwei firm to be closed down by Chinese authorities http://t.co/1vYH1omI by @TaniaBranigan #China @Aiww #AiWeiwei


1:59 pm


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RT //freeaiwwblog: Ai WeiWei loses the battle, but wins the war http://t.co/kxUaLhOI //aiww via //Phaidon #freeaiww

RT @freeaiwwblog: Ai WeiWei loses the battle, but wins the war http://t.co/kxUaLhOI @aiww via @Phaidon #freeaiww


1:33 pm
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necessary RT //daofeichang: This year's catchphrase appeared before its time: We lose a battle to win the war. //aiww 【Last year's phrase was: The creditor era is here，time really goes by fast】

必须的 RT @daofeichang: 年度金句提前出现了：我们用一次失败的战役赢得了一场战争。@aiww 【去年是：债主的时代到了，时间真快。】


1:09 pm


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RT //wufake: British The Guardian：Ai Weiwei's studio to be closed down by Chinese authorities. Chinese officials said this weekend they were removing Fake Cultural Development's business license because it had not met annual registration requirements. http://t.co/JVxZK2dU

RT @wufake: 英国卫报：艾未未工作室被中国当局关闭。中国官员说，这个周末他们正在吊销发课公司的营业执照，因为它不符合年度注册要求。http://t.co/JVxZK2dU


12:17 pm


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29 September 2012
I said two sentences in court, I asked the presiding judge, are you a party member? I said: Disgrace, you will all be remembered.

庭上我说了两句话，我问审判长：你是党员吗？我说：耻辱，你们都将被记住。


1:19 am
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