"NBA's great leap forward: Yao to Yi"As it came across the wire. Here's a quick summation of the original "Great leap forward" according to Wikipedia:
The Great Leap Forward is now widely seen, both within China and outside, as a major economic disaster, effectively being a "Great Leap Backward" that would affect China in the years to come. ... The official toll of excess deaths recorded in China for the years of the GLF is 14 million, but scholars have estimated the number of famine victims to be between 20 and 43 million. The three years between 1959 and 1962 were known as the "Three Bitter Years" ... Many local officials were tried and publicly executed for giving out misinformation.
So, while they're at it, I'd like to propose a few heads for the AP to keep on file:
- Germany creates Master Plan to put women's tennis on top
- Cleveland Indians follow 'Trail of Cheers' to pennant win
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