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John Ruwitch

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

(Oxford University Press)

One of the first things Xi Jinping did after being named general secretary of China's ruling Communist Party was tour an exhibition at the National Museum on the eastern edge of Tiananmen Square.

It was called "the Road to Rejuvenation." News photos showed Xi and other top leaders standing reverently before photos and artifacts that traced the long arc of China's modern history. The symbolism was hard to miss.

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