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Tag Archives: Mao
Mao’s Great Famine couldn’t happen again (but June 4th could)
I recently finished reading Mao’s Great Famine: The History of China’s Most Devastating Catastrophe by Frank Dikötter, which outlines the full scope of horror that was the Great Leap Forward which in four years claimed 45 million lives. However, that … Continue reading
Posted in book review, Current Events
Tagged Bo Xilai, China, Frank Dikötter, Great Famine, Great Leap Forward, Hu Jintao, Mao, Mao Zedong
13 Comments
Trading family for a washing machine – Are China’s poor really better off?
China’s rise has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, but has life really improved as much as that claim implies? As a recent study shows, life satisfaction in China has not increased over the past 20 years, which seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Life in China, Rural Life
Tagged Asia, China, Life expectancy, Mao, Mao Zedong, poverty, Rural area, Washing machine
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Heard on Weibo, 3/18-3/24 The Coup Edition
Mystery abounds. Suspense builds. Millions in China, as someone on Twitter puts it, have been immersed lately in writing “movie scripts” of court intrigues in Zhongnanhai (中南海, gov’t headquarters in Beijing). Under normal circumstances, they can’t even get within 30 … Continue reading
Posted in Bits of Weibo, Weekend Section
Tagged Beijing, Bo Xilai, China, Ferrari, Lin Biao, Mao, Mao Zedong, Zhongnanhai
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