Between 1958 and 1962, China lived through tragedy on an epic scale. The “Great Leap Forward” – conceived by Mao so that China could drive industrial output ...
Mostly commentary interviews of survivors and former party cadres (officials)
Back in the 1960s the US government tried to pretend that “Red China” didn’t exist and the Nationalist Chinese government was the only representative of all the Chinese people. This meant that the only version of the story people heard was Mao’s, and he was seen by man as a benevolent and popular leader.
The American government tried to suppress the truth, and ended up making Mao popular with American college students
Back in the 1960s the US government tried to pretend that “Red China” didn’t exist and the Nationalist Chinese government was the only representative of all the Chinese people. This meant that the only version of the story people heard was Mao’s, and he was seen by man as a benevolent and popular leader.
The American government tried to suppress the truth, and ended up making Mao popular with American college students