The Foreign Ministry, mark toner, a spokesman said the United States "deeply the trend of forced disappear, detentions, arrests and convictions of human rights activists worried opponents of was to exercise their internationally recognized human right of freedom of expression."
The German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle said, "I appeal to the Chinese Government urgently provide clarification, and I expect Ai Weiwei be released immediately." United Kingdom and France issued similar statements.
Mr AI, 53, is the most high-profile person in a sprawling Chinese Government campaign against his critics in prison are taking. Dozens of people rounded up, some have been formally arrested on charges of inciting the Subversion and almost a dozen have disappeared in police custody.
Mr. AI has suffered in recent months a series of finger-pointing as authorities of less tolerant abuse of power have grown from his criticism of the Government. The authorities had still more leeway than other critics, seemed to him probably give due to his family status. The son of one of the most beloved poets of the country, is also an architect Mr AI, who helped design Beijing's Olympic Stadium, bird's nest.
According to Chinese lawyers, the police must inform arrested the family of someone 12 hours. After 48 hours, one legal expert said, should the family the reason for the arrest in writing.
In a telephone interview Tuesday morning Mr AI said woman, Qing Lu, who had given police her no explanation for why her husband was arrested or when he might be.
Mrs Lu, was brought together with a friend of Mr AI and eight employees of his studio of Beijing, after police stations for questioning on Sunday. All but Mr. of AI's friend, Wen Tao, were published.
Police officers also artist's Studio and home on Sunday searched. Employees said that dozens of items, including laptops, hard drives, DVDS, and cameras had confiscated.
Mrs Lu said that the police had a search warrant, but it no information about the reason for their actions. "I absolutely have no idea have, what they are looking for," she said. She said she was considering a lawyer, but had not done yet.
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