BEIJING (AP).- Thousands of people have sent more than $800,000 to Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, some tossing cash folded into airplanes over his gate, to help him pay a tax bill they see as government harassment, he said Monday. A state-run newspaper criticized the outpouring and warned it could be illegal. The donation campaign also in the form of wire transfers and cash stuffed in envelopes or wrapped around fruit that is thrown into his yard is rare for Chinese dissidents because of the threat of retaliation that comes with supporting high-profile government critics. Nearly 20,000 people have sent more than 5.3 million yuan ($840,000) since he announced a week ago that the Beijing tax bureau was demanding that he pay 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) in back taxes and fines, Ai said. “This shows that a group of people who want to express their views are using their money to cast their votes,” Ai told The Associated Press. “It shows that in the Internet age,