Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says 'China must adapt or die'

13 November 2012 Last updated at 22:21 ET Help

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has said China's Communist Party, which is meeting to appoint its new generation of leaders, must make changes to the way it governs the country.

Speaking to the BBC's Damian Grammaticas, Mr Ai said China's new leaders have two options - adapt and implement sweeping reforms or go into decline.

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