【新唐人2011年11月30日讯】11月28号，美国知名杂志《外交政策》（Foreign Policy）评选出全球百位思想家，埃及牙医兼小说家阿拉.阿斯瓦尼（Alaa al-Aswany）排在首位，因参与维权而遭中共打压的中国艺术家艾未未名列第18位。《外交政策》认为，透过艾未未的经历可以看到，中国社会的前景令人担忧。
艾未未因调查四川地震的豆腐渣工程及遇难学生名单惹怒中共当局，今年4月3号被当局秘密抓捕，关押81天后被释放。但紧接着又被北京地税局指称“漏税”、追缴巨额税款1522万元。
《外交政策》介绍说，在中国，很多人权活动家、律师、关注公共事件的艺术家陆续“被失踪”。透过艾未未的经历可以清晰的看到，中国社会的未来趋势令人担忧。《外交政策》赞扬艾未未并没有因屡遭打压而沉默，他从8月5号起再次现身微博继续对外发声。
上海维权人士陈启勇：“他本来是个艺术家嘛，后来受到政府这样那样的迫害，他自己也站出来维护自己的权利。当选这个荣誉，我感觉是应该的，我们支持他拿这个荣誉。 ”
大陆民众表示，艾未未得到这个荣誉是民心所向，同时也是对他行为艺术的肯定。
大陆人士鲁俊：“一个是，帮老百姓做了很多事情。第二个就是，在帮老百姓维权方面，也做了一些事情，在网上揭发了很多事。所以老百姓信任他，都愿意帮助他。 ”
主业为牙医的埃及小说家阿拉.阿斯瓦尼（Alaa al-Aswany）因为作品《亚库比恩公寓》一举成名，这部反映埃及社会百态的小说连续5年蝉联阿拉伯世界最畅销书籍。《外交政策》认为阿斯瓦尼的小说激发了埃及的“阿拉伯之春”运动，最终导致穆巴拉克政权垮台。
这次评选，排在前列的还有国际原子能机构总干事巴拉迪、微软创始人比尔.盖茨、脸书（Facebook）创始人之一的扎克伯格、国际货币基金组织(IMF)主席拉加德、美国总统奥巴马等。
对于艾未未入选全球百位思想家，前《中国民营》杂志记者、专栏作家刘逸明分析了其中原因。
刘逸明：“我认为最重要的是，他这个人有独立的思想，敢于为弱势群体说话，敢于向强权发出自己独立的声音。还有就是，他这个人的艺术水平、人品、他的影响力。”
今年4月21号，艾未未入选美国《时代周刊》2011年全球最具影响力百人榜的“勇敢和艺术创造性”奖。上个月（10月份），英国著名杂志《艺术观察》(Art Review)颁布今年全球艺术界百位最具影响力的人物，艾未未更是荣登榜首。
荷兰评论人士立里认为，艾未未挑战的是一切侵犯个人尊严和自由的强权存在，他尤其看重言论自由，而中共恰恰是言论自由和思想自由的敌人。
香港《开放》杂志总编金钟则表示，艾未未在网络时代的影响力，超过了传统知识份子在社会公共空间中的作用，他是崭新的民意代表。艾未未通过行为艺术和对社会的关注，创造了一种新的表达民意和政治抗议的形式。
除艾未未之外，中国知名法学学者贺卫方和政治学者俞可平也入选了《外交政策》这次评出的全球百位思想家，并列第19位。贺卫方曾经直言不讳批评中国的法律制度，而俞可平的获奖则缘于他的著作《民主是个好东西》。
新唐人记者陈子善、李谦、王明宇采访报导
Ai Weiwei selected as One of 2011’s Top 100 Global Thinkers
On Nov 28th, U.S magazine, Foreign Policy (FP), published
its list of 2011 Top 100 Global Thinkers, with Eyptian dentist Alaa Al Aswany ranked first.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who’s currently being persecuted
by the Chinese regime for upholding human rights, ranked 18th.
FP believes, through Ai’s ˘experience, we see that China’s
future is very worrisome.
Ai Weiwei angered the Chinese regime after he attempted
to investigate construction quality issues revealed
during the Sichuan earthquake and
collect a list of student victims.
He was secretly arrested by the Chinese regime on April 3rd
and detained for 81 days.
After his release, Beijing accused him of “tax evasion,”
and forced him to pay a $2.4 million fine.
FP wrote, currently in China, many human rights activists,
lawyers and controversial artists are “vanishing into government custody.”
Ai Weiwei’s experience clearly shows China’s worrisome future.
FP praised Ai Weiwei for speaking out despite persecution.
Ai reappeared on twitter on Aug 5th and repeatedly spoke out
on controversial issues.
Shanghai human rights activist Chen Qiyong, “He was just an
artist, after been persecuted by the government, he stood up for his rights.
The honor of been selected, I feel he deserves it, we support
the fact that he was given this honor.”
Mainland citizens expressed that Ai Weiwei receiving this
honor shows the public view, and also shows people’s support for his action and his art.
Mainland resident Lu Jun said, “First, (he) served the
general public.
Second, (he) defended people’s rights,
exposed many things online.
So the general public trust him, and are willing to help him.”
Egyptian dentist and novelist Alaa al-Aswany was famous
for his book “The Yacoubian Building”,
which reflects on conditions of the the Egyptian society.
It was first the best seller for five years in the Arab world.
FP believes his novel triggered the “Arab Spring” movement
in Egypt which eventually brought down Mubarak’s regime.
This year’s list of thinkers also included IAEA Director
General Mohamed El Baradei, Microsoft founder Bill Gates,
one of Facebook’s founders, Mark Zuckerberg,
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chairman Lagarde, U.S president Obama and others.
Regarding Ai Weiwei’s selection into the Top 100 Global
Thinkers, former China Civil Front magazine reporter and writer Liu Yiming discussed the reasons.
Liu Yiming, “I think the most important thing is, he has
independent thoughts and courage to speak out for the weak, courage to speak out with his voice.
In addition, he has artistic ability, character and influence.”
On April 21st of this year, Ai Weiwei was picked by
Times magazine as one of 2011 Most Influential People in the World
and given the “Courage and Artistic Creation” award.
Last month, British magazine, Art Review,
named him the most powerful artist in the world.
Dutch commentator said that Ai Weiwei is challenging
an existence that violates human dignity and freedom.
Ai stresses freedom of speech, but the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP) is a enemy of free speech and free thoughts.
Chief Editor of Hong Kong’s magazine Kaifang, Jin Zhong said,
Ai Weiwei’s influence in the Internet age goes beyond the
normal function of artist and scholar; he is the representative
of public will.
Through behavior arts and concerns about the society, he is a
new expression of public will and political protest.
Other than Ai Weiwei, renowned Chinese Legal scholar
He Weifang and Political Scholar Yu Keping were also selected into FP’s list and rank 19th.
He Weifang openly criticized China’s legal system while Yu Keping wrote the famous book “Democracy is a Good Thing.”
NTD reporters Chen Zishang, Li Qian and Wang Mingyu
