A group of grassroots intellectuals in China is challenging the Chinese Communist Party's historical narratives. Ian Johnson's book on the war on history in China highlights the importance of engaging with the past. Chinese citizens are increasingly questioning official narratives about their country's past, potentially shaping the country's present and future. The White Paper movement has empowered Chinese individuals to fight for their rights. Xi Jinping's cultural war could lead to an isolated and hostile Chinese populace, as highlighted by Michael Schuman. Ian Johnson's book, 'Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future,' has gained attention and praise, even reaching Montana.
Look what made it all the way to Montana! ~ “Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future” is a truly important book from @iandenisjohnson and you should read it and give it to others for a holiday gift (I’ve done both) https://t.co/QMvdGOQxjJ
"An ever more isolated, indoctrinated, and politicized Chinese populace could become that much more hostile to the West and more supportive of nationalist causes..." Excellent piece @MichaelSchuman on Xi Jinping's misguided cultural war and consequences for the rest of mankind. https://t.co/OjklWBG5qF
“The biggest change is that after the White Paper movement, the Chinese began to realize that we have the right to fight for what we want,” Mr. Li said. @LiYuan6 excellent profile of one of Chinas biggest media influencers @whyyoutouzhele https://t.co/AMykdVsN8a
Chinese citizens may increasingly be ready to question the official narratives about their country’s past and develop new understandings of the forces that are shaping the country’s present and its future, writes @iandenisjohnson. https://t.co/Dn3LXW4TeH
For decades, the Chinese Communist Party has worked to control history—but a group of so-called grassroots intellectuals are combating Beijing’s mythlike accounts of the past, writes @iandenisjohnson. https://t.co/ZEgHX00H8w
This book on the war on history in China is the book I’m most excited to read over the holidays. A strange paradox: at a time when history departments are shuttering across the 🇺🇸, @iandenisjohnson reminds us of the fundamental importance of how a society engages with its past. https://t.co/BazS0n5Fga