(i) "Mr Ai * * * posted a photo [of the rejection letter] on the social media site Instagram on Thursday [July 30] that showed a letter from the British Embassy in Beijing informing him that his request for a six-month business visa had been rejected. Instead, the letter said, he would be given entry clearance 'outside the Immigration Rules' [showing leniency; 法外開恩] only for the 20 days he indicated he planned to travel in the UK.
"In explaining why he wasn’t given a regular visa, the letter said the artist had made false representations in his application, namely by denying he had ever been convicted of a crime.
“ 'It is a matter of public record that you have previously received a criminal conviction in China,' it said.
(ii) "A separate Instagram post published on Mr Ai’s account Thursday said in English that he had never been charged with or convicted of a crime. It said he had tried to explain his claim in multiple phone calls with the British Embassy and UK Visas and Immigration Department, 'but the representatives insisted on the accuracy of their sources and refused to admit any misjudgment.' ”
displayed a UK visa valid from "09/09/15" to "29/09/15."
(d) Mr Ai's twitter account merely points to his two Instagram photos (one is the rejection letter, the other the 20-day visa). https://twitter.com/aiww