[blindwatchmaker]

50 million? What the hell, that's multiple cities worth of depopulation. There's no way that could be true

[oblio]

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.

[tzahola]

>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