Ai Weiwei has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, amid growing calls for his release."Ai Weiwei is the kind of visionary any nation should be proud to count among its creative class," read the magazine's introduction to Ai, written by outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Beijing Jon Huntsman.
"Ai, 53, has shown compassion for his fellow citizens and spoken out for victims of government abuses, calling for political reforms to better serve the people," Huntsman wrote.
"It is very sad that the Chinese government has seen a need to silence one of its most innovative and illustrious citizens."
from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Artist Makes 'Time' List
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