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Ep. 4 | The Great Leap Forward

The China History Podcast

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The Great Leap Forward

Pung de wi is best remembered for his private ten thousand character letter he passed to chairman mau on july fourteenth, 19 59. Pung was the only one in the top rung of leadership who could claim this por of a peasant class background,. hailing from a small village southwest of shangtan in deepest honan. And lest we in america forget, it was pung de hy who led troops against the coalition forces in the korean war. In writing that private letter, he spoke from his heart and told ma that there were mistakes made in launching this great leap forward.

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