China also put millions into poverty during Mao's Great Leap Forward. Note that your link refers to the last 4 decades. Just before that, the same government wa

China also put millions into poverty during Mao's Great Leap Forward. Note that your link refers to the last 4 decades. Just before that, the same government was decimating the countries wealth. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine