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Mao: The Unknown StoryThe original 1953 schedule of completing БЂњindustrialisationБЂ«in БЂњten to fifteen yearsБЂ«was now shortened to eight, seven, or even fiveБЂ”or possibly threeБЂ”years. Mao had been informed that acquisitions from Russia could enable him to break into the superpower league in five years. He fancied he could fulfill his ambition in one БЂњbig bang,БЂ«declaring that БЂњOur nation is like an atom.БЂ«He called the process the БЂњGreat Leap Forward,БЂ«and launched it in May 1958. While the nation was told, vaguely, that the goal of the Leap was for China to БЂњovertake all capitalist countries in a fairly short time, and become one of the richest, most advanced and powerful countries in the world,БЂ«Mao spelled out to small audiences, and strictly confidentially, just what he meant to do once the Leap was completed. On 28 June, he told an elite army group: БЂњNow the Pacific Ocean is not peaceful. It can only be peaceful when we take it over.БЂ«At this point Lin Biao interjected: БЂњWe must build big ships, and be prepared to land [sc. militarily] in Japan, the Philippines and San Francisco.БЂ«Mao continued: БЂњHow many years before we can build such ships? In 1962, when we have xx БЂ” xx tons of steel [figures concealed in original] БЂ¦БЂ«On 19 August, Mao told select provincial chiefs: БЂњIn the future we will set up the Earth Control Committee, and make a uniform plan for the Earth.БЂ«Mao dominated China ...» |
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