What was the impact of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward in China?

B. Mao's focus on rural steel production led to widespread famine and starvation.
Due to the immense focus of the rural population on producing steel, and environmental disasters (Great Chinese Famine, 1959-1961), the resulting consequence was failure to produce enough food to sustain the population (leading to widespread famine and starvation).
The central idea behind the Great Leap was that rapid development of China's agricultural and industrial sectors should take place in parallel. The hope was to industrialize by making use of the massive supply of cheap labour and avoid having to import heavy machinery.
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