World-renowned Chinese artist in exile Ai Weiwei has lamented the use in Chinese government propaganda of the Bird's Nest national stadium he helped to design for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, saying it subverts the original intention to embody democracy and freedom.In a recent written interview with Kyodo News ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics on Friday in the Chinese capital, the dissident artist also described some Western nations' diplomatic boycotts of the games over human rights in China as "meaningless" and rapped the International Olympic Committee for being "politicized."Ai,…READ FULL ARTICLE
