History distortion

During recent spat between China and Japan, I have
read more than dozens of reviews or comments stating
that China did not come out clean in terms of writing
history either. They charge China has distorted
history on many issues, such as "The Great Leap Forward",
"The Culture Revolution", and of course "June 4th".
If this is an academic discussion, I couldn't agree
more. As old chinese saying, "If you don't want it
to happen to you, then don't do it to others".
Yet on a practical level, this is as different as it
could ever be. Remember, the saying is "If you don't
want it to happen to you, then don't do it to OTHERS".
Japan brought major destruction and atrocity to Asia,
especially to China, which it has yet to recognize
and apologize and amend. Whether China distorted its
own history book is irrelevant.
Well, as I think about it, history will always be
distorted by those in power. It's a fact. The recent
spat is just another power struggle, and it sure is
not the last.