Why Chinese media says US historians are giving ‘ammunition’ to separatists

China has stepped up its offensive against a US-born school of thought on China’s last imperial dynasty, accusing it of providing “theoretical ammunition” for attempts to divide the country.The denunciation comes as online debates over the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) continue to give rise to inflammatory rhetoric, and as Beijing’s ethnic policies and historical narratives are increasingly becoming an arena for international political competition.An article published by the state-run China-ethnic-news" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="191486" data-entity-type="organization">China Ethnic News last Monday warned that New Qing History was “seriously eroding the historical foundations of the community for the Chinese nation in the real world” and should be “forcefully refuted”.