Comments on: The Silence that Preceded China’s Great Leap into Famine

By: dave

dave — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:52:48 +0000

Very nicely written. I had just heard of the 100 flowers campaign and came here seeking clarification. I leave your site enlightened and ready to share what I have learned. The parallels to our current western world are uncanny. Only the form in which the exile is conducted has changed. Thank you for framing a pertinent argument with such a succinct summation of one historical event. Well done.

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:55:07 +0000

I enjoyed this very much. Very interesting read :)

By: Gilbert King

Gilbert King — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:41:48 +0000

Thanks, Barry. That’s been corrected.

By: Barry Kramer

Barry Kramer — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:48:22 +0000

Best concise explanation of the Hundred Flowers Movement and the disastrous Great Leap Forward that I have seen. One error: Ai Qing’s place of exile, Xinjiang, is in far northwest China, not in northeast China as stated.