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The harvest was down by 15% in 1959 compared to 1958, and by 1960, it was at 70% of its 1958 level. [24] Specifically, according to China's governmental data, crop production decreased from 200 million tons (or 400 billion jin) in 1958 to 170 million tons (or 340 billion jin) in 1959, and to 143.5 million tons (or 287 billion jin) in 1960. [25]
The Great Leap Forward was an economic and social campaign within China from 1958 to 1962, led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Party Chairman Mao Zedong launched the campaign to transform the country from an agrarian society into an industrialized society through the formation of people's communes.
Although intended to increase China's economic output, the Great Leap Forward was instead a period of economic regression. The policies enacted during the campaign, coupled with the use of coercion and violence, resulted in the Great Chinese Famine and led to the deaths of 36 - 45 million. 36 to 45 million [12] 1958–1962: Four Pests Campaign
Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958–62, is a 2010 book by professor and historian Frank Dikötter about the Great Chinese Famine of 1958–1962 in the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong (1893–1976). It was based on four years of research in recently opened Chinese provincial, county, and ...
July 31 – Chinese–Tibet Uprising. August 23 – Chinese Civil War : The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army 's bombardment of Quemoy . October Unknown date — Sichan Radio Manufacturing, as predecessor of home appliance and visual electronic brand Changhong was founded.
1958: Initial Planning The idea for the Four Pests Campaign was proposed in 1958 as part of the Great Leap Forward, a large-scale economic and social campaign initiated by the Chinese government. 1958–1959: Pilot Programs Pilot programs were initiated in various cities to test the effectiveness of the measures against the four pests.
Anshan Iron and Steel Structure Metal Processing Plant in 1952. The 2nd Five-Year Plan was the second five-year plan adopted by the People's Republic of China. It was planned to last from 1958 to 1962, and was more modest than the first Five-Year Plan, but was de facto abandoned since the beginning of the Great Leap Forward.
The 8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in two sessions, the first 15–27 September 1956 and the second 5–23 May 1958 in Beijing.It was the first Congress of the Chinese Communist Party since the start of it taking full control of mainland China in 1949 and establishing the People's Republic of China.