Ex-Chinese Prisoner Warns America

Margaret Hoover from PBS got a viral moment when she interviewed artist, activist and former political prisoner Ai Weiwei to discuss resisting authoritarianism and whether the West can handle China’s rising influence. He tells her "Certainly the United States, with today's condition, you can easily have an authoritarian — In many ways, you are already in the authoritarian state. You just don't know it."

Fun to note the episode was sponsored by Pfizer, maker of the 'free and convenient' vaccine. The company just announced Tuesday that they asked U.S. regulators to authorize their new experimental pill for COVID, setting the stage for a likely launch in the coming weeks.

Full Interview: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/firing-line/video/ai-weiwei