Explained: Why wildlife consumption became popular in China | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: Why wildlife consumption became popular in China | Explained News,The Indian Express

Explained: Why wildlife consumption became popular in China

Written by Om Marathe | New Delhi | Updated: March 17, 2020 at 5:18 pm

It is widely accepted that one of the reasons why wildlife consumption became popular in China is the Great Leap Forward, an economic and social campaign enforced by dictator Mao Zedong between 1958 and 1962.