China News Agency, Berlin, July 8 (Reporter Peng Dawei) The 2021 "Annual Report on the Status of German Reunification" published by the German Federal Government on the 7th shows that although the reunification of the two countries has gone through 31 years, the eastern and western parts of Germany are There is still a big gap in economic performance, and the evaluation of German politics and democracy by the people in the east is also significantly different from that of the people in the west.
The report shows that the economic performance of the new federal states that originally belonged to East Germany is still inferior to that of the western states.
Among them, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the eastern states in 2020 is only 81% of the German national average and 77.9% of the western average.
The capital Berlin is only 82.8% of the western average.
The report points out that this means that 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, there is still a significant gap in economic strength between the East and the West.
However, the report also pointed out that the trend of gradual reduction in the economic gap between the east and the west is continuing.
In terms of public opinion, the report pointed out that the emotional state and satisfaction of the people in the East and the West have largely converged, but there is still a significant gap in the evaluation of German politics and democracy.
The Commissioner for the New Federal State of the German Federal Government Vandevitz said on the same day that the realization of the unity of the mind is always a lasting task, and only the whole Germans can work together to meet the current and future challenges.
He said that this year's "Annual Report on the Status of German Reunification" showed that achieving the equalization of living standards in the east and west of Germany is always the most important goal.
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