Grimdark fantasy trilogy by R.F. Kuang reimagining the Sino-Japanese War and rise of Mao, criticized for rewriting Mao as a black indigenous Taiwanese woman and avoiding engagement with communism
"There's also Kuang's Poppy War trilogy, which is supposed to be a grimdark fantasy rendition of the Sino-Japanese War and the rise of Mao Zedong. Except... Kuang is a turbo-liberal who hates China and thinks Chinese people need to apologize for their "Han privilege". The MC of Poppy War is literally"