Ai Weiwei has ‘no trust’UK can intervene in Hong Kong crisis
by Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#4MYG2)
Artist fears Britain will take no responsibility and is seen by China as 'nothing'
Ai Weiwei, the Chinese dissident artist and activist, has said he has "no trust" that the UK can or will respond to the recent Chinese crackdown on protesters in Hong Kong, and that Beijing thinks Britain is "nothing".
Ai, who was interviewed on the BBC's Today Programme, said he does not believe Britain or the west is interested in getting involved in the dispute, which has been described as the region's "most serious crisis for decades".
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