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What happened with Ai Weiwei's tax case?
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.
What did he do?
tax evasion.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
the court heard the tax appeal case.
Ai's wife, Lu Qing, the legal representative of the design company.
Was he convicted?
the court upheld the 2.4 million tax evasion fine.

Question: Did he pay the fines?
Self-contained rewrite: Did  Ai Weiwei  pay the fines for tax case?