Ai Weiwei's release shows power of public pressure

Peter Foster, of the Telegraph.co.uk, makes a pretty convincing argument on how public pressure did have an impact on Ai Weiwei's release:

Ai Weiwei's release shows power of public pressure

Telegraph.co.uk (blog) - Peter Foster - 

This case is not over yet, but Ai's release is, for my money, a reminder that when intense international public pressure is brought to bear on China, it can have a positive effect. “Without the wave of international support for Ai, and the popular ...