David and I discuss what's going on with the Qing history project, a controversy about Genghis Khan in France, and how PRC continues punching back against potentially problematic pasts.
Asymmetrical warfare in the battle over China’s past
Xi’s Gotta Have It: Rewriting the History of the Reform and Opening Era at the National Museum
The Party Struggles to Keep Control of its Own History
Overheard at the Forbidden City…
Xi Writes Himself into the Narrative of China’s Modern Rejuvenation
Telling “The Story of China” in Six Hours is Futile, But Give BBC Credit for Trying
It’s hard to fault the producers of the BBC Two documentary “The Story of China” (being broadcast this summer in the US on PBS, viewable online) for perhaps falling into the trap of the old Chinese saying, “走马看花” — to view flowers while racing a horse — i.e. attaining a superficial understanding through cursory observation.
