Beijing is not only using soldiers but also controlling the conversation through narrative as well. China wants to rewrite the past. They want to turn a forced takeover into a “liberation”. They are replacing real history with a state-approved myth. Here is how China is trying hard to rewrite Tibet’s story—and why we need to pay attention. Beijing is not only using soldiers but also controlling the conversation through narrative as well. China wants to rewrite the past. They want to turn a forced takeover into a “liberation”. They are replacing real history with a state-approved myth. Here is how China is trying hard to rewrite Tibet’s story—and why we need to pay attention.