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Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward policies caused the Chinese famine of 1959 to 1961.

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Is it true that Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward policies caused the Chinese famine of 1959 to 1961?

Yes. Multiple sources, including a BMJ review and a peer-reviewed study of central planning, attribute the 1959-1961 Chinese famine to Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward policies; an encyclopedia entry and a provincial case study likewise name Great Leap policies as major contributing factors.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 10 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 10
Great Chinese Famine
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Great Chinese Famine. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine

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Contrasting Experiences of Jiangxi and Anhui in the Great Leap Forward Famine
2024
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Chen, Y. (2024). Contrasting Experiences of Jiangxi and Anhui in the Great Leap Forward Famine. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501776380.003.0009

DOES FAMINE HAVE A LONG-TERM EFFECT ON COHORT MORTALITY? EVIDENCE FROM THE 1959–1961 GREAT LEAP FORWARD FAMINE IN CHINA
2009
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SONG, S. (2009). DOES FAMINE HAVE A LONG-TERM EFFECT ON COHORT MORTALITY? EVIDENCE FROM THE 1959–1961 GREAT LEAP FORWARD FAMINE IN CHINA. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932009003332

China's great famine: 40 years later -
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China's great famine: 40 years later - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7225.1619

The Great Leap Forward: Anatomy of a Central Planning Disaster
2005
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Wei, L. & Tao, Y. D. (2005). The Great Leap Forward: Anatomy of a Central Planning Disaster. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ725300

Yang Xianzhen's Critique of the Great Leap Forward
1992
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Yang Xianzhen's Critique of the Great Leap Forward. (1992). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x00009926

A Chinese rebel beyond the Great Wall: the Cultural Revolution and ethnic pogrom in Inner Mongolia
2023
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A Chinese rebel beyond the Great Wall: the Cultural Revolution and ethnic pogrom in Inner Mongolia. (2023). opac.k10plus.de. https://opac.k10plus.de/

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Mao Zedong and contemporary China: exploring the world where truth falls from the heavens
2024
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Mao Zedong and contemporary China: exploring the world where truth falls from the heavens. (2024). opac.k10plus.de. https://opac.k10plus.de/

Was Mao's Great Leap Forward responsible for 30 million deaths?
2014
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Was Mao's Great Leap Forward responsible for 30 million deaths?. (2014). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/20200/was-maos-great-leap-forward-responsible-for-30-million-deaths

Historical Agents of Freedom: Evaluating Mao Zedong's Role in Enlarging Human Liberty
2025
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Historical Agents of Freedom: Evaluating Mao Zedong's Role in Enlarging Human Liberty. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.56028/aehssr.15.1.567.2025

Rural Schools and the “Best Citizens of the State”: The Struggle for Knowledge and Empowerment in the Aftermath of the Great Leap
2015
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Rural Schools and the “Best Citizens of the State”: The Struggle for Knowledge and Empowerment in the Aftermath of the Great Leap. (2015). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316338094.007

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