The Chinese authorities detained dissident artist Ai Weiwei more than a week ago. Yesterday, Ai’s wife Lu Qing, also an artist, spoke to Justin Webb on BBC Radio Four’s Today programme about her husband’s arrest, saying that they have no reason to take him and that she has absolutely no idea why he has been detained. She talked about his ominous feelings before he was taken:
“He felt it coming. [But] As a wife I really admire his hard work, his speeches, he’s very transparent and public. He’s an artist.”
When Justin Webb asked about Ai’s ability to cope in prison, Lu said:
I have no idea what they will do to them, I’m very worried and They wouldn’t give us any information.
