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| 1912–1949 || [[W:Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]] period | | After over two thousand years of imperial rule, a republic was established to replace the {{w|monarchy}}.
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| 1949–1977 || Period of central planning || First years of the {{w|People's Republic of China}}. The {{w|Communist Party of China}} applies the economic and social campaign called {{w|Great Leap Forward}}, launched to transform the country from an agrarian economy into a communist society through the formation of People's communes. A direct result of this campaign is the {{w|Great Chinese Famine}}, the worst famine in recorded history. A remarkable rebound and improvement is experienced since the {{w|Cultural Revolution}}<ref name="China in the period"/>, launched by {{w|Mao Zedong}} from 1966 until 1976 with the purpose to recover from the failures of the Great Leap Forward. In terms of calorie intake, food consumption in Chinese increases steadily since the early 1970s.<ref name="Tubilewicz"/>
