Merkel Extols Open, Free Society to Chinese Students
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel told an audience of Chinese students today that an open and free society is necessary to shape development, and that young people should learn from history to avoid mistakes of previous generations.
“You need an open, pluralistic and free society in order to shape the future successfully,” Merkel said in a speech at Tsinghua University in Beijing, following on from comments about Germany’s social order. “And I think all these principles form the basis for the success of a society in the future.”