In “Markus Lanz”, the artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei compared different ways of dealing with the corona virus.
He also gave insights into the social situation in China.
In addition to the TV debate between US President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden,
Markus Lanz was
also about the
corona measures
and different ways of countries to
deal
with the
pandemic
.
Human rights activist
and
contemporary artist Ai Weiwei first
listened to all the arguments and then spoke up.
He compared the situation in
Germany
with China's path.
Scenes from the
artist's
film “
Coronation
” showed how tough, but also how successful the measures in
China
were: unpleasant-looking images from, for example,
Wuhan
of high-tech control rooms that monitor people, images of stationary cities during
lockdown,
disturbing Scenes from
hospitals where patients suffering from the virus are treated.
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“The totalitarian regime works more like the military,” explained
Ai Weiwei,
who now lives in Cambridge.
“You set your sights on the target and try whatever means to fight it.
Sacrifices are made, including human sacrifices. ”Although the fight against the
pandemic * was
successful, sacrifices were also made for it.
Society works differently than in
Europe
.
Coronavirus strategy in Europe: "In China, people laugh at European states"
On the
other hand, the human rights activist said
about the strategy in
Germany *
: “I have the impression that the approach in Germany is very cautious;
It doesn't work that way in
China
. ”Specifically, he means transparency and that the public can interfere in the decisions about
Corona launch
.
After years of lagging behind in development, China is now aggressive and arrogant.
"
Corona
is
now
giving
China
an excuse to act in such a way that it considers its own system to be
superior
to the
democratic systems
," says Weiwei.
There they make fun of democratic countries: "In
China, people
laugh at European countries where the
corona wave * is
coming back." Hamburg's Mayor
Peter Tschentscher
was also a
guest
at Lanz
.
The SPD politician defended Chancellor Angela Merkel's * corona policy, as
reported by 24hamburg
*.
* Merkur.de and 24hamburg are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital central network.
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