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Chinese Historiography
The Great Leap Forward
Li Nuo Jian (Failure of management indicators: the Great Leap Forward and official fraud)
Professor School of sociology and anthropology sun yat-sen university
For Mao's impossible tasks on steel production, many party members know that it is a mission that will lead to inevitable failure and might face punishment from the central government. Therefore many decided to fake the result of steel production.
Xu Jiu Gang (Mao in the Great Leap Forward)
Party member of the Chinese Communist Party
One of the effective ways to succeed the great leap forward according to Chairman Mao was to compete with other countries, thus the main slogan became "Exceed Britain and Chase the US"
Wang Chen Hui (Populism and Mao: Evaluation of Mao's Great Leap Forward and People's Commune)
History Professor of Providence University
After the communist took over China, a series of struggle sessions and reorganization caused a unified thought in Mainland China around the cult of Mao. This created an illusion for Mao to think it as the ideal time for commencing the Great Leap Forward
Qi Yi ming (After the "Great Leap Forward", Mao Zedong advocated leading cadres to study political economy four times)
Party member of the Chinese Communist Party
After the "Great Leap Forward", Mao Zedong advocated leading cadres to study political economy four times within the party. This shows that Mao Zedong has always paid attention to strengthening the theoretical study of cadres and improving their theoretical accomplishment in complex situations. The theoretical firmness is a prerequisite for political firmness.
Gan Guan shi (On the Causes of the "Great Leap Forward" and the People's Commune Movement)
Party member of the Chinese Communist Party
The "Great Leap Forward" and the People's Commune Movement in 1958 were a major setback for China's construction industry since its founding.
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