How the persecution of sparrows killed 2m people
Title: How the Slaughter of Sparrows Led to the Death of 2 Million People
Original: During China’s Great Leap Forward, the bird population was nearly eradicated.
Rewrite: The avian species faced near-total extinction amid the backdrop of China’s Great Leap Forward campaign.
Source: The Economist Generated at: 2025-10-22 17:33:29 UTC






