Mao Zedong Part 2: The ‘Great Leap Forward’

Mao Zedong's Communists come down from the mountains to do battle
with the Nationalists. After clinching victory, Mao is greeted by
many as a hero. But life under the new Chairman is about to get a
whole lot worse. Installed as Supreme Leader, Mao sets about
revolutionising the way his people live, work, and even think. His
‘Great Leap Forward’ is intended to be an economic masterplan.
Instead, it will drive people across China to the wildest extremes
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