AdvertisementGiving Defiantly: Chinese Help Artist Pay Tax BillNovember 09, 2011Frank LangfittfacebookEmailOutspoken Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei (shown inside his compound on the outskirts of Beijing) was detained by the government for nearly three months. Now, the government says he owes $2.4 million in taxes and fines. Supporters are sending him money, raising nearly $1 million so far. (NPR)