Ian Johnson

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  • Oct 5, 2022
    Ten years ago China was in the midst of what was being touted as a remarkably predictable and peaceful transfer of power—proof that its authoritarian system of government was...
  • Feb 14, 2022
    These months mark the sixtieth anniversary of the launch of Mao's most infamous experiment in social engineering, the Great Leap Forward. It was this campaign that caused the deaths...