The final straw that led to the detainment and beating of Ai Weiwei was the
A)leading a student uprising in Beijing.
B)leading a public movement concerning the effects of an earthquake in Sichuan.
C)the use of terror against government facilities.
D)attempts to build labor unions.
E)written articles criticizing government policies.

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Ai Weiwei's detainment and beating in 2011 came after he had been investigating the government's corruption and cover-up of the shoddy construction practices that led to the deaths of thousands of children in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Ai was speaking up on behalf of the families of the children who died and was seen as a threat to the government's reputation.

The Final Straw That Led to the Detainment and Beating