Miscellaneous
Mike and Dylan talk about the Great Chinese Famine and the Four Pests Campaign. Chairman Mao had huge plans for China. He figured if he bolstered the agriculutural output and industrialized most of his country, China would be #1 again. But a few slip ups here and there can lead to a false sense of security followed by a real sense of regret. https://www.npr.org/2012/11/10/164732497/a-grim-chronicle-of-chinas-great-faminehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_Campaignhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120822081443/http://io9.com/5927112/chinas-worst-self+inflicted-disaster-the-campaign-to-wipe-out-the-common-sparrowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward#Industrializationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine#Extenthttps://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-four-pests-campaign-objectives-execution-failure-and-consequences.htmlhttps://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/the-great-sparrow-campaign-was-the-start-of-the-greatest-masshttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/26/1958-mao-zedong-ordered-sparrows-killed-ate-much-grain-caused-one-worst-environmental-disasters-history/