India, Jan. 17 -- Cary Huang, a senior columnist with the South China Morning Post, wrote recently: "In 2019, China ushers in a year full of both festive jubilation and political trouble. Its communist leadership places enormous emphasis on the anniversaries of important historical events .China has a lot to celebrate in 2019 but it also has old wounds to heal." He noted that with its packed 2019 calendar of commemorative events, Beijing may "forget" some of them, "many of which are politically charged or divisive. For a nation moving forward, it's time to acknowledge the difficult past."

But today, in Xi Jinping's China, who is ready to analyse the past? Huang gave the example of March 28, the day when Beijing will commemorate the 60th ...