The economic fallout from Mao’s reign was disastrous. Two in three peasants had lower incomes in 1978 than during the 1950s. After the failure of the Great Leap Forward, peasants in an increasing ...

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In central China, famine risk often rose one to three years after an eruption. That delay appeared to align with increases in drought and crop failures, suggesting climate changes triggered by ...

SHANGHAI, March 19 (Reuters) - A record-breaking rally in Chinese sovereign debt is hitting a fever pitch in another sign China's financial system is low on confidence and overflowing with cash and ...

Northern China showed the fastest response, with famine events tending to peak in the same year as an eruption, suggesting agricultural systems there may have been particularly sensitive to sudden ...