School textbooks in China have a habit of bending the truth, to suit Communist Party dogma or to reinforce moral messages. Rarely does anyone challenge them. Exams require rote learning, and children are not encouraged to question received wisdom. A group of 20 or so teachers from across China, however, has recently caused a stir by pointing out some mistakes.rnTheir efforts, widely reported in the official press, have steered clear of politically sensitive issues such as the party's own record. Indeed the errors they have focused on sound little more than nit-picks.
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