BEIJING (Reuters) - China's detention of renowned artist Ai Weiwei has sparked an online petition urging his release as the nation's liberal intellectuals expressed concern about how far a crackdown to stifle dissent could reach.
Chinese officials have not commented on the whereabouts of Ai, who was stopped on Sunday from boarding a flight from Beijing to Hong Kong and taken away by border police. There was little doubt he has joined a lengthening list of dissidents and activists in detention or informal custody.
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