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http://www.euronews.com/ Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has criticised the government in Beijing after a parody video he made disappeared from Chinese websites.

It is a pastiche of the hugely popular Gangnam Style video by the Korean pop sensation Psy.

In it, Ai Weiwei dances with his friends in the courtyard of his studio in Beijing, even waving a pair of handcuffs in reference to his imprisonment last year.

They posted it on Tudou, the Chinese equivalent of the banned YouTube, but now it is not there.

“We only filmed for a bit over ten minutes, but we used a whole day to edit, and eventually put it online at midnight,” Ai said. “After we had uploaded it, just a few hours later, a few hours after we had started work, we found that a lot of people, tens of thousands, had already watched it. Now in China it has already been totally removed, deleted entirely, and you can’t see it in China”.

Ai parodied the name too, changing it to Caonima Style, a phrase of defiance adopted by dissidents against the government.

He said the song and dance were a grass-roots expression of individualism that should be allowed in his China.

“Overall, we feel that every person has the right to express themselves, and that is fundamentally linked to our happiness and even our existence. When a society constantly demands that everyone should abandon this right, then society loses its creativity and it can never become a happy society”.

Ai’s 81-day detention last year sparked an international outcry. He has regularly criticized the government for “flouting of the rule of law and the rights of citizens”.

Last month a Chinese court upheld a fine of nearly two million euros for tax evasion, after barring him from attending the hearing, in a case that critics accuse Beijing of using to muzzle the outspoken artist.

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Ex-Ukrainian PM, on Putin: “Do not underestimate this war criminal”

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“Do not underestimate this war criminal. He’s not an idiot, he’s a KGB operative.”

Former Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk slams Putin on #EuropeToday, saying he has become “less strategic and more tactical” but that Ukraine will ultimately outplay him: “No doubt.”

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McKinsey’s Kelsey Robinson on why AI is creating more anxiety than impact in marketing

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McKinsey’s Kelsey Robinson on why AI is creating more anxiety than impact in marketing

At Cannes Lions, management consultant Kelsey Robinson breaks down McKinsey’s new research showing a paradox in AI adoption: marketers are widely using AI and excited by it, but many also fear its impact on their roles.

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Latest news bulletin | June 29th, 2026 – Evening

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Latest news bulletin | June 29th, 2026 – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this June 29th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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EU’s door ‘is open to UK’, fomer Brexit negotiator Barnier tells Euronews

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EU’s door ‘is open to UK’, fomer Brexit negotiator Barnier tells Euronews

Ten years following the landmark vote, the EU’s former Brexit negotiator said the bloc’s door is open to the UK, but that London “cannot cherry-pick” EU policies.

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Kazakhstan: “We want to strengthen ties” with EU

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“We border Russia, we border China, but we want to strengthen ties with the European Union”

Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the EU Roman Vassilenko says that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s visit to Brussels signifies the EU’s importance to Kazakhstan, which he notes can increase its role as “a major partner for critical raw materials”.

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