【新唐人2011年4月9日訊】中國藝術家艾未未失蹤幾天之後，中共官方終於開始對外界連綿不絕的抗議進行回應。中共外交部聲稱，國際社會無權就艾未未事件進行指責，並重申艾未未涉及經濟犯罪。西方媒體認為，角鬥雙方的實力懸殊，等於是老虎對付嬰兒，他們實在難以理解，中共為甚麼怕艾未未呢？
英國《泰晤士報》4月7號刊登專欄作家大衛•阿羅諾維奇（David Aaronovitch)的文章。文章質問中共：為甚麼要抓艾未未？他有甚麼好讓你擔心的？
文章開篇提出了一個問題：老虎和嬰兒之間的打鬥誰會贏？
文章列舉了角鬥雙方的實力：一方是號稱有300萬軍隊、7300萬共產黨員的中共；另一方不過是一個留著鬍鬚、上推特網的藝術家。
文章最後說，從墨索裏尼到卡扎菲，再從穆巴拉克到昂納克，這些獨裁者們身上，都發現一個共同點，就是他們有數不清的理由不放棄權力，而艾未未們卻總有自己讓他們放棄權力的方式。
大陸外交部發言人洪磊7號下午向外界表示，國際社會無權干預艾未未的個案。洪磊再次聲明，艾未未涉嫌經濟犯罪，公安機關正在對他進行調查。
而在此之前，艾未未的母親高瑛，曾發出尋人啟事尋找艾未未。當她得知兒子被指控涉嫌經濟犯罪時，表示無法理解。
高瑛：“涉嫌甚麼經濟，他又不做生意，他就是藝術品被人買了，拿這錢去做藝術品。就算是他經濟上有問題，也不需要採取這種形式手段吧！中國經濟上犯罪的那些大案、要案，看了報紙，都是多少億多少億，那些都是國家的、納稅人的錢。我兒子是一個藝術家，他能有多少錢啊？況且他的錢好多都花在（別）人身上了。”
高瑛認為，這只是當局強加的“莫須有”罪名，在欺騙公眾。高瑛還表示，當局去年就曾調查過艾未未的賬目，並沒有發現問題。
艾未未的姐姐高閣則明確指出，當局有關經濟犯罪的指控十分“荒謬”，她認為當局早就設計好了“如何對付艾未未”。
艾未未的妻子路青7號也致函北京警方，詢問丈夫的下落，但沒有結果。她表示，將再致函法院、檢察院和司法局。
大陸官媒《新華社》在7號凌晨，曾發表簡短英語新聞，聲稱艾未未“因涉嫌經濟犯罪，正依法接受調查”。但報導很快就被刪除。
網友評論說：有種別刪呀，難道罪名到現在都還沒想好？到底怕啥呀？
《法國國際廣播電臺》報導，歐洲議會7號就艾未未被無理拘禁一事召開緊急會議，會議通過決議“呼籲中共當局立即釋放艾未未”。針對中共當局指稱艾未未涉嫌經濟犯罪，歐洲議員們指出，這是中共獨裁政權用“經濟犯罪”的字眼來進行的政治鎮壓。
而美國、法國、德國和英國等國，也都發出呼籲，要求中共立即釋放艾未未。
新唐人記者李謙、周平綜合報導。
Tiger to Baby: Why Communists Fear Mr. Ai Weiwei
Chinese officials finally responded to the international
pressure, after Chinese artist Ai Weiwei have gone
missing for a few days. The Chinese foreign
ministry claimed that the international society has no
right to criticize the incident of Ai Weiwei, and
reiterated Ai Weiwei』s involvement in economic crimes.
Western media believe that the differentiating strength
of both parties, equates to a tiger dealing with a baby,
they can hardly understand why the CCP
fears Ai Weiwei?
on April 7 British “Times" published an article by
columnist David Aaronovitch, in which he questioned
why did the CCP arrested Ai Weiwei and what makes
them so afraid.
David asked at the beginning, who will win the battle
between a tiger and a baby?
David also listed qualities of both sides, one side is
CCP which have 3 million soldiers, 73 million party
members, and the other is just a bearded artist
who likes to Twitter.
The article finally said, from Mussolini to Gaddafi,
from Mubarak to Honecker, these dictators all have
one thing in common, that is they have countless
reasons not to give up power, but those 『Ai Weiwei』
have their own ways to let them give up power.
Hong Lei Mainland China』s Foreign Ministry spokesman
said on the 7th, the international society has no right
to interfere with the case of Ai Weiwei.
Hong Lei claimed again Ai Weiwei was suspected of
economic crimes, and public security departments
are investigating him.
Prior to this, Ai Weiwei’s mother GaoYing has issued
a missing person』s notice for Ai Weiwei. When she
learned that her son was accused of economic crimes
she could not understand it.
Gao Ying said why was he suspected of economic
crimes? He did not do any business. He just sells his
artwork and uses the money to make more artwork.
Even if he had economic issues, is it necessary to use
these kinds of methods on him. If you read the
newspaper, those important cases of Chinese economic
Crimes, are in the number of several billion, those are
the country and taxpayers money. My son is just
an artist, how much money can he own? Moreover,
he spent his money mostly on others.
GAO Ying believes that this is merely the imposition
of “unwarranted" charges to deceive the public.
Gao Ying also said that the government had
already investigated his accounts last year, and found
no problems.
Ai Weiwei’s sister Gao Ge clearly pointed out that
the allegations of economic crimes is ridiculous, she
believes that the government had long ago
intrigued on “how to deal with Ai Weiwei. “
On 7th Ai Weiwei’s wife Lu Qing also sent a letter to
the Beijing police, asking the whereabouts of her
husband, but there is no result. She said she would
also write to the court, the prosecutor』s office and
the Bureau of Justice.
In the early morning of 7th, mainland official media
Xinhua News Agency made a brief English news,
said Ai Weiwei “is being investigated according to
law for the alleged economic crimes ." But the report
was soon deleted.
A netizan commented, don』t delete the reports
if you have the guts. Is it because they still haven』t
come up an accusation? What exactly is (CCP) afraid of?
“Radio France Internationale" reported, on the 7th,
the European Parliament held an emergency meeting
regarding the detention of Ai Weiwei. The meeting
adopted a resolution “calling on Chinese authorities
to immediately release Ai Weiwei. " As for Chinese
authorities arrested Ai Weiwei with alleged economic
crimes, the European congressmen said it was a
political suppression by Communist dictatorship in
the name of “economic crime".
The United States, France, Germany, UK and other
countries also issued a call for the Chinese
government to release Ai Weiwei immediately.
NTD reporters Li Qian and Zhou Ping