‘Sparks’ author Ian Johnson on Chinese ‘challenging the party’s monopoly on history’

By John Ruwitch

Cover of Sparks.

Xi Jinping and China’s ruling Communist Party have displayed a dogged obsession with controlling the historical narrative. But there’s a group of underground historians fighting back.

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Source: ‘Sparks’ author Ian Johnson on Chinese ‘challenging the party’s monopoly on history’