China artist Ai Weiwei hit with $2.4 mil. tax bill

China artist Ai Weiwei hit with $2.4 mil. tax bill

BEIJING, China - The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei speaks to reporters at his Beijing home on Nov. 1, 2011. He said the authorities have ordered a company he controls to pay 15 million yuan (about $2.4 million) in fines and back taxes.

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