The Chinese View of History--as told through Wikipedia

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Just how many people died as a result of Mao being "70% right and 30% wrong"? You aren't likely to find the answer on the Chinese-language version of Wikipedia. Even in its fleeting moments of being unblocked, Wikipedia is still censored, this time by those writing it.

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