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In 1958, China Launched a Campaign to Exterminate the Sparrows and Caused One of the Greatest Famines in History.

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In modern history, few political initiatives have had such devastating environmental and humanitarian consequences as the decisions made during the Chinese Communist regime in the late 1950s. Under the umbrella of the economic and social program known as the Great Salt Before, the leader Mao Zedong launched a national initiative in 1958 to clean up and protect [...]
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In modern history, few political initiatives have had such devastating environmental and humanitarian consequences as the decisions made during the Chinese Communist regime in the late 1950s. Under the umbrella of the economic and social program known as the Great Salt Before, the leader Mao Zedong launched a national initiative in 1958 to clean up and protect [...]

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Libertatea.ro broke the news in Bucharest, Romania on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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