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Old 05-24-2005, 11:21 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oneman28
the backyard furances only existed during 1958-1961. We called it Great Leap. Chinese economy recovered since 1962. No more backyard furances after that. Keep learning if you don't know chinese history.
The economy recovered between 1962 - 1965 because Mao was no longer in full control of the CCP. In 1965, Mao began the Cultural Revolution, which allowed him to drive from power economic pragmatists like Deng Xiaopeng and Liu Shao-chi.
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