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Re:Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids fo... by blindwatchmaker on Friday June 22, 2018 @11:27PM (#17379356)
50 million? What the hell, that's multiple cities worth of depopulation. There's no way that could be true
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Re:Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids fo... by oblio on Saturday June 23, 2018 @09:50AM (#17381257)
It's actually The Great Leap Forward, and even if it's "just" 20 million, which is most likely is, it's both true and atrocious.
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Re:Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids fo... by tzahola on Saturday June 23, 2018 @11:20AM (#17381661)
>A lower-end estimate is 18 million, while extensive research by Yu Xiguang suggests the death toll from the movement is closer to 55.6 million.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward

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