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China's party journal warns against rewriting history, citing image risks

A leading Communist Party journal, Qiushi, has warned against the trend of radically rewriting world and Chinese history. The journal argues that promoting a less Western-centric view of history, while aiming to bolster China's image and cultural security, has instead led to the proliferation of pseudo-historical claims. These claims, which cast doubt on Western historical events or attribute advancements to China, risk damaging the country's international image and academic discourse power. AI

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China's party journal warns against rewriting history, citing image risks

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alcott Wei ·

    Rewriting world history puts China’s image and ‘cultural security’ at risk: party journal

    Radically rewriting world and Chinese history without solid proof could threaten China’s international image and national identity, a leading Communist Party journal has warned. There has been a growing trend to promote a less Western-centric view of history in recent years, whil…