China haters often repeat the lie that "Mao murdered millions of Chinese".
In reality, Mao made policy mistakes which contributed to a great famine.
He had to feed a massive population impoverished by decades of Western/Japanese looting while keeping up China's defences.
In reality, Mao made policy mistakes which contributed to a great famine.
He had to feed a massive population impoverished by decades of Western/Japanese looting while keeping up China's defences.
Not that these China haters cared about the truth or Chinese people to begin with.
They simply exploited a sad part of Chinese history to attack the CPC by twisting Mao's mistake into some kind of "deliberate murder of millions of Chinese people".
They're absolutely despicable.
They simply exploited a sad part of Chinese history to attack the CPC by twisting Mao's mistake into some kind of "deliberate murder of millions of Chinese people".
They're absolutely despicable.
Imagine this...
A thief broke into your home, stole your wealth then burned your house down.
You struggled to feed your family while trying to rebuild your home.
Years later, the descendants of that thief (rich from plunder) came by & accused you of starving your family.
A thief broke into your home, stole your wealth then burned your house down.
You struggled to feed your family while trying to rebuild your home.
Years later, the descendants of that thief (rich from plunder) came by & accused you of starving your family.
That is exactly what the anti-China mob is doing.
They insult Chinese people by twisting Mao's policy mistake into "Mao murdered millions of Chinese".
They forgot the role that their forefathers played in causing the tragedy.
They insult Chinese people by twisting Mao's policy mistake into "Mao murdered millions of Chinese".
They forgot the role that their forefathers played in causing the tragedy.
Not to mention that China was also under U.S. sanction until late 1970s.
That means food was actively prevented by the Americans from reaching China during the great famine.
What the U.S. did to China back then is what the U.S. is now doing to Iran, North Korea & more.
That means food was actively prevented by the Americans from reaching China during the great famine.
What the U.S. did to China back then is what the U.S. is now doing to Iran, North Korea & more.
The U.S. led Western powers intentionally embargo food & essential goods (e.g. medicine) from reaching those countries in order to cause internal revolt.
This was what the U.S. did to Mao's China.
And this was on top of a severe drought that China was facing at that time.
This was what the U.S. did to Mao's China.
And this was on top of a severe drought that China was facing at that time.
In summary:
The famine that killed millions of Chinese during Mao's Great Leap Forward had its root causes in...
1. widespread poverty caused by wars & decades of being looted by Western /Japanese imperialists
2. American/Western food embargo against China
3. natural drought
The famine that killed millions of Chinese during Mao's Great Leap Forward had its root causes in...
1. widespread poverty caused by wars & decades of being looted by Western /Japanese imperialists
2. American/Western food embargo against China
3. natural drought
Mao had the task of feeding a big & impoverished population while trying to shore up China's defensive capability against a potential U.S. invasion.
His Great Leap Forward policy failed to find a balance between agriculture & industrialisation.
That contributed to the tragedy.
His Great Leap Forward policy failed to find a balance between agriculture & industrialisation.
That contributed to the tragedy.
So the next time you hear someone repeat the fake news that "Mao murdered millions of Chinese", point them to this thread.
Addendum:
Silver in dynastic China was considered money, much like how modern central banks store a country’s gold reserves.
Do you know how much pure silver that Western powers & the Empire of Japan stole from China in the 19th century?
Here’s just one of many examples…
Silver in dynastic China was considered money, much like how modern central banks store a country’s gold reserves.
Do you know how much pure silver that Western powers & the Empire of Japan stole from China in the 19th century?
Here’s just one of many examples…
Addendum (cont.):
So West/Japan stole great amounts of precious metals from China during the 19th century... causing the country to be on the verge of bankruptcy.
A poor China then had to fight these powers in WW1, WW2 & Korean War.
Then U.S. threatened to invade Mao's China.
So West/Japan stole great amounts of precious metals from China during the 19th century... causing the country to be on the verge of bankruptcy.
A poor China then had to fight these powers in WW1, WW2 & Korean War.
Then U.S. threatened to invade Mao's China.
Addendum (cont.):
Such was the dilemma faced by Mao during the Great Leap Forward...
If he failed to industrialise ASAP, China would have little defence against the looming U.S. invasion.
But if he assigned too much manpower away from agriculture, food production would suffer.
Such was the dilemma faced by Mao during the Great Leap Forward...
If he failed to industrialise ASAP, China would have little defence against the looming U.S. invasion.
But if he assigned too much manpower away from agriculture, food production would suffer.
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