Xi Jinping's Manipulation of History

In Putin, we see a leader who uses history to justify his actions, especially with the invasion of Ukraine. He's right that there are tendentious interpretations which inflict upon Russian interests some distortions. Xi Jinping certainly is manipulating history like Putin in the sense that Deng Xiaoping is almost being erased from Chinese history. Mao remains elevated because without Mao, you wouldn't have that system.