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Even so, work by Yang and others has proved that senior leaders in Beijing knew of the famine as early as 1958. To distribute resources evenly will only ruin the Great Leap Forward, Mao warned colleagues a year later. When there is not enough to eat, people starve to death.
Shang Dynasty emperor Cheng Tang (Ching Tang) in Chinese annals had a 7 year famine in the beginning of his reign. The famine occurred during the time Joseph lived. Yemen and China confirm: (1) There was a seven year worldwide famine. (2) Joseph actually lived.