Lead  SHANGHAI/BEIJING. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was freed on bail yesterday (Wednesday 22 June). The Chinese Communist Party celebrates its 90th anniversary on 1 July. It frequently releases dissidents before such high profile state events. State newspaper Xinhua reported that Ai had confessed to "crimes" of tax evasion and was co-operating with the authorities. According to Xinhua, police said Ai's company, Beijing Fake Cultural Development Ltd, "was found to have evaded a huge amount of taxes and intentionally destroyed accounting documents". His family has denied these accusations. State news reports added that the artist was in ill health. It is known Ai takes regular medication, and has high blood pressure and diabetes. After his release, Ai told AFP: "I'm fine. I'm very happy to be free and I'm very happy to be back with my family" but said he could not discuss any details as "I'm on bail so I can't give out any information. I can't do interviews"... READ MORE all articles  
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