Dissident artist Ai Weiwei says Chinese protests will not alter regime

Dissident Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei (AP)

Dissident Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is taking heart from recent public protests in China over the authorities’ strict Covid-19 policy – but admits he does not see them bringing about any significant political change.

“I don’t think that’s possible,” he told The Associated Press in an interview at his home in Portugal.