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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.
Did he pay the fines?
Offers of donations poured in from Ai's fans across the world when the fine was announced.
Why did they do that?
CANNOTANSWER.
What other parts of this case interested you?
announced.
Eventually an online loan campaign was initiated.

Question: Did this earn enough to pay his fines?
Self-contained rewrite: Did the online loan campaign earn enough to pay fines of Ai Weiwei?