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China’s Ai Weiwei will fight tax charges ‘to the death’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei vowed on Wednesday to fight tax evasion charges “to the death”, a day after the government ordered a company linked to him to pay 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) in back taxes and fines. The 54-year-old artist, who has been a thorn…
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