Do you have to read books written by Americans to study history?

I am a history major. I read my own ancient books first, and then my own famous research results. Among the reference countries, I want to refer to Japan first, and the reference areas include Taiwan Province Province and Hongkong, and then the United States.

Do you think Americans know more about Chinese characters and China people's thoughts, or China? American historical research system is the result of modern western centralism, and its historical view has a very distinct western color. Under the influence of that historical view, the topics they attach importance to and the evidence they recognize are all conducive to the textual research of western history.

Before the Yin Ruins in Anyang were unearthed, the western countries, also led by the United States, vowed not to recognize the Shang Dynasty in China until the Yin Ruins were unearthed. Does the landlord think it is possible for China society to jump directly from clan commune to Shang Dynasty?