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How food shortfalls were blamed on 'right deviationist thinking'. Read by David Yip.

The untold story of Mao's Great Famine and how shortfalls were blamed on 'right deviationist thinking'. Read by David Yip.

Mao's support of the system of communal kitchens exacerbates China's famine disaster. As the peasants give up their allotments and their livestock, they have no means of saving themselves when the kitchens run out of food and close down.

Read by David Yip.


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Yang Jishen's book on Mao's Great Famine, during which 36 million Chinese starved to death

Yang Jishen's book, banned in China, tells the story of Mao's Great Famine, during which 36 million Chinese starved to death

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