History Wars: The PRC pushes back against unsanctioned views of the past

<p>Jeremiah kicks off the podcast with news that the decades-long Qing History Projectn being carried out by, among other institutions, Renmin University and the Chinese Academy of Social Science(CASS) seems to have been "<a href="https://twitter.com/ZhangTaisu/status/1720433121428971934" style="color:rgb(74,110,224);">put on ice</a>" after the draft document produced by the team of Chinese historians was deemed as “politically unacceptable” by the authorities. </p><p></p><p>One of the specific objections to the project’s content was that it was “overly influenced by the New Qing History,” referring to a group of prominent Western historians who have used Manchu-language sources and new perspectives to offer an interpretation of Qing history that departs from earlier narratives that emphasized the "Sinicization" of the Qing Empire. </p><p></p><p>In the podcast, we discuss how the PRC government attempts to rewrite history to promote current-day political narratives, including revisionist attempts to downplay Mongol and Manchu influences in the story of China.</p><p></p><p>Mentioned in the podcast:</p><p></p><p>China Digital Times, <a href="https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/04/qing-history-a-new-front-against-western-influence/" style="color:rgb(74,110,224);">Qing History another front against Western Influence</a></p><p></p><p>More from Jeremiah, <a href="https://www.jeremiahjenne.com/the-archives/2018/4/8/chinese-academy-of-social-sciences-throwing-shade-at-the-new-qing-history" style="color:rgb(74,110,224);">Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Throwing Shade at the New Qing History</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://brill.com/view/journals/joch/7/1-2/article-p201_10.xml?language=en" style="color:rgb(74,110,224);">Young Tsu-wong review</a> of Qingchaoshi de jiben tezheng zai tanjiu: Yi dui beimei xin Qingshi guandian de fansi wei zhongxin 清朝史的基本特徵再探究: 以對北美新清史觀點的反思為中心 [A New Look at the Fundamental Characteristics of the Qing Dynasty History: Focus on Rethinking the Views of the New Qing History School of North Am