History's Double Edged Sword: China's Quest for Cultural Security Rewriting world history has long been a topic of interest, particularly in an era where national narratives are constantly being revised.
In recent years, China's Communist Party journal Qiushi has criticized what it perceives as the proliferation of "pseudo historical" claims that challenge Western centric views of history.
At issue is the pseudo historical school, which questions key aspects of ancient Greek history and attributes scientific advances to Chinese civilization.