“Before 1958 was out, there were already widespread food shortages in vast swaths of China’s countryside. Millions of people would die of starvation in the next few years. Reliable studies estimate that 20 million to 36 million people, 3 to 5 percent of the Chinese population, died during between 1958 and 1962. As a child, I was oblivious to most of this. My parents must have cut down on their own meals to make sure there was enough for us children. But there was not enough to go around. Once my mother pulled me aside and snuck a boiled egg into my hands, telling me to eat it immediately without letting others know. Shan, Weijian (2019-01-02T22:58:59). Out of the Gobi (Kindle Locations 734-738). Wiley. Kindle Edition. Shan, Weijian (2019-01-02T22:58:59). Out of the Gobi (Kindle Locations 732-734). Wiley. Kindle Edition. ”
