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What costly project did Zhao oppose as impractical and lavish?

  • Three Gorges Dam

  • Dalian Shipyard

  • Beijing Airport

  • Dazhai Agriculture

Answer

The Dazhai Agriculture project, championed during the Great Leap Forward in China, faced staunch opposition from Zhao Ziyang. Viewing the endeavor as impractical and overly lavish, Zhao expressed concerns about its feasibility and potential drain on resources. He believed that the project's ambitions were unrealistic and risked diverting scarce resources from more productive endeavors.
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