Ai Weiwei helped design Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium for the 2008 Olympics. It's again the venue for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
When the artist Ai Weiwei was picked to help design Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics, he hoped the Games and the venue's distinct architecture - the instantly recognisable weave of curving steel beams - would symbolise China’s new openness.
He was disappointed.
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