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WATCH: Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei goes 'Gangnam Style' with handcuffs

WATCH: Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei goes 'Gangnam Style' with handcuffs

BEIJING — Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is the latest to go "Gangnam Style" — but in a trademark act of irreverence, he's thrown in a pair of handcuffs and a poke at Chinese censors. In a video posted on YouTube, Ai sports a neon-pink...   Full Story

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