Twenty years ago, this was the historical moment. The Berlin wall came down after more than twenty years of isolation and persistent fight for freedom. It was not widenly reported in China, as it was post 4th June period,and it was politically sensitive time.
I visited Berlin five years ago, thoroughly instrigued by the history. The small museum at check point de Charlie tells many heartfelt stories, most of them with tears and blood.
It set a landmark closure to the cold war, and once again, history proves that nothing could stop people from communicating and connecting with each other, however difficult it might be.
It was the time East Germany said Goodbye to Lenin and embrace the unity of Germany.
And for the domino effect on Easter Europe and the rest of the world, a big party for the 20th anniversary sounds like a great idea, especially now Germany has officially come out of recession.
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So which wall comes down next - the Great Wall. So that your countrymen and women can communicate and connect with eachother.
The end of the Berlin wall and of the old Soviet Union was a victory for choice over oppression - for human rights, for the right to protest, for the right to be heard, for an end to censorship. Everything that the Chinese authorities still fear.
The right for people to choose who they will be governed by and how they will be governed rather than being told.
It may not be an easy path to take - but it has done wonders for nations like Poland, the Czech Republic, Rumania and of course E Germany.
But China still lives in fear of acknowledging Tianenmen Square....there is a long way to go!
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