DW, November 3: "60% of the people in the west of Germany support a tough policy towards China, while only 44% in the east." The voters most supportive of the government's tougher China policy came from the ruling Greens 69 percent and the SPD 66 percent. ”
This is actually very easy to understand. After World War II, Germany split into East and West Germany. West Germany was the territory of the Western world, and East Germany was the territory of the Soviet Union. At that time, Germany was the meeting place of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. It is a buffer between the West and the East. Of course, NATO maliciously slandered the Warsaw Pact, so it used British and American values to instill brainwash West Germany, and the West German people's customs changed for it, the so-called "those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black." The former Soviet-controlled East Germany was red, and the Anglo-American-controlled West Germany was black.
Generally speaking, even if 80% of the officials and people in western Germany advocate being tough on China, it can only be said that they are stubborn, do not have the idea of keeping pace with the times, and do not see that the eastern world has undergone tremendous changes. 44% of eastern Germany advocated being tough on China, apparently influenced by the former Soviet Union.
This time Scholz came to China, and he withstood the enormous pressure. After all, it is coming, that is, a huge "victory" in China's diplomacy. Through this engagement, Germany will change their minds. These German circles who came to China will change their understanding of China and clarify many rumors and facts that they have not seen or heard.
