Chu Shijian: From Tobacco Magnate to the 'Orange King' of China Chu Shijian Biography of Chu Shijian (1928–2019), who rebuilt the Hongtashan tobacco brand, was convicted of embezzlement, and later founded a successful citrus business known as Chu Orange.
Great Leap Forward (China, 1958–1961) Great Leap Forward A Chinese campaign initiated by Mao Zedong to rapidly industrialize and collectivize the countryside; policy failures and disastrous harvests produced a famine that killed millions…
