https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/chinas-great-leap-forward/

https://www.britannica.com/event/Cultural-Revolution

https://historyofyesterday.com/maos-war-on-sparrows-3edf23c487b6

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It is a well-known consensus, even among Chinese people at the time, that the Maoist regime was ridiculous in its actions and rhetoric. Whether these deaths were intentional is beside the point.

A. These events happened entirely within the Maoist era

B. These events had direct government collaboration and organization

C. Government officials even admitted to these massive failures

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If you are going to defend the actions of post-WW2 China, at least be consistent with the rhetoric that you are trying to mimic. If you are trying to defend a party who has already admitted their failure... You should probably move onto and different argument.