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China has broken its silence on the disappearance of dissident artist, Ai Weiwei. He has not been seen since Sunday, when authorities reportedly took him into custody.

Articles in the "Global Times, " a communist party newspaper, seem to confirm Ai Weiwei's arrest. He's refered to as "a maverick" that "the law will not concede to."

Ai Weiwei's exact whereabouts remain unclear. But there is no question that Western interference is unwelcome.

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