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China donates statue of Karl Marx to Trier in honor of Marx's 200th birthday

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•GermanyDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GermanySector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 5, 2018
Start (actual)
Mar 1, 2018
End (actual)
May 5, 2018

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Trier

Loan description

China donates statue of Karl Marx to Trier in honor of Marx's 200th birthday

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 5, 2018, Chinese and German officials unveiled a statue of Karl Marx in the city of Trier, Marx's birthplace. In attendance were Guo Weimin, deputy director of the State Council Information Office of China, and Malu Dreyer, governor of the Rhineland-Palatinate. The unveiling was also picketed by protestors. The statue was made by artist Wu Weishan, director of the National Museum of China. The statue is made of bronze and has a height of 5.5 meters and a weight of 2.3 metric tons. A model of the statue was showcased in Trier in March 2017. The design of the statue was approved by Trier's city council in April 2017.