China’s Ai Weiwei returns to Twitter after June release

CHINESE dissident artist Ai Weiwei has returned to Twitter following a long silence after his release from detention in June when he was barred from giving interviews as part of his bail conditions.

Ai tweeted on Saturday for the first time since he was taken into custody at Beijing’s international airport on April 3 while trying to board a flight to Hong Kong.

And he posted several more tweets yesterday, including: “Ten dumplings for lunch, regained three kilos.”