Lu Qing, the wife of Ai Weiwei, was finally allowed to visit him for the first time since he was detained by authorities on April 3rd. Human rights lawyer, Liu Xiaoyuan, who is a close friend of Ai learned from the artist's family that Lu visited him on Sunday. Liu reports that Ai has not been beaten or tortured and that he mostly asked about his 80-year old mother's health. The location of the meeting was unclear but it was not at a police detention center and took place under the condition that his wife not discuss Ai's case with him. Ai, who has been placed under investigation for economic crimes, still has yet to be issued a formal arrest warrant. [ more › ]