The University of Hong Kong wants to tear down the “Pillar of Shame” that commemorates the 1989 Tian’anmen massacre. But she overlooked: The sculpture belongs to a Dane, and he is fighting back.
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Kai Strittmatter, Copenhagen
The “Pillar of Shame” should go, Hong Kong’s most famous sculpture. She allegedly only had a few hours left, the ultimatum was Wednesday 5 p.m. Hong Kong is in the grip of China, the city is changing so quickly that the observer only has to blink once, and again it is different. First they forbade citizens to demonstrate, then they dictated the CCP’s praise to them as the only speech allowed. Now it’s the memory of the collar.