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What was the tax case with Ai Weiwei involving?
In June 2011, the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau demanded a total of over 12 million yuan (US$1.85 million) from Beijing Fa Ke Cultural Development Ltd. in unpaid taxes and fines.

Question: Were they able to pay this?
Self-contained rewrite: Were Ai Weiwei and his family able to pay the taxes and fines that the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau demanded?