laogai

See also: láogǎi

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 勞改／劳改 (láogǎi, literally “labour rehabilitation”).

Noun

laogai (uncountable)

  1. The use of prison labor and prison farms in the People's Republic of China.
    • Ethan Gutmann (2010) Hacker Nation: China's Cyber Assault‎[1], archived from the original on 16 May 2010: “The 6-10 Office also created fake refugees—young, trained to mimic Falun Gong behavior, and holding paperwork confirming time spent in laogai, China’s penal system.”
    Coordinate term: laojiao

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