Marx spent the first 17 years of his life in Trier, a small town on the Moselle River in Germany's far west. "So it was a conscious act to bring Karl Marx into the city ... We don't have to hide him." While some see it as recognition of Trier's most famous son, others argue that accepting the gift from China is not compatible with criticising human rights abuses there. Since 2015, China's President Xi Jinping has presided over a widespread crackdown on human rights activists. And we deal with Karl Marx in a constructive and active way," said Malu Dreyer, premier of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, to which Trier belongs.

Source: bd News24 May 05, 2018 14:15 UTC