mˈaɪkəl nˈaɪlæn hɐz pɹˈuːvd ðætðɪ ˈɪʃuː ɪtsˈɛlf wʌz ɐn ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl pɹədʒˈɛkʃən ʌvðə mˈɪdhˈæn pɹˌɑːbəlmˈæɾɪk ˌɑːntʊ ðɪ ˈɜːli hˈæn ɹɪˈælᵻɾiz.
Michael Nylan has proved that the issue itself was an artificial projection of the mid-Han problematic onto the early Han realities.