China is a unique nation and has been the most populous planet for the last few centuries. Considering ethnic Chinese living in other countries, it's estimated that about 1in5 people on the planet are Chinese. Twentypercent. The population of China in 2020 was 1.44 billion people. Recently it's been announced that India, whose population in 2020 was 1.38 billion people, will soon be the most populated country on Earth. Premier Xi Xinping has become increasingly totalitarian in his political thinking and seems to be growing a bit paranoid, for the Chinese economy is showing signs of real trouble underneath the veneer of success. Like Chairman Mao before him, Xi's political writings and actions have almost been codified as "Xi Xinping Thought." Suppose you're in the top ranks of the Communist Party. In that case, you will be monitored closely not only for your affinity for Xi Xinping Thought but monitored for hostility to it and the potential for rebellion. From the late 1950s until about 1960, China, which Chairman Mao Zedong ruled, undertook to move from the ranks of economically backward nations into the 20th century. This program was called "The Great Leap Forward."Though the events of the Great Cultural Revolution, which followed the Great Leap Forward in the later 1960s, got more attention from many historians, the Great Leap Forward was a mass movement of unreal scale which involved hundreds of millions of people. Some of the goals of the Great Leap were: to improve food production, increase steel production, spend more money on and develop modern armed forces, construct new water management systems like dams and irrigation, and more. Lets dive into today's video as we uncover some of the most bizarre events in the history of Chinese communism.Timecode:00:00 Introduction01:29 The Social Credit System10:27 The Great Leap Forward13:28 Bizarre Event Of Homemade Steel Production16:00 The Hundred Flowers Movement17:38 Red Light means "GO!" #history #communist #chinesehistory #maozedong #thegreapleapforward #communistchina #communismScriptwriter: Matthew GaskillVoiceover Artist: Jake FloryMusic: Motionarray.com Copyright © 2021 A Day In History. All rights reserved.DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to [email protected] by PodcastPayouts.com

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