laogai
See also: láogǎi
English edit
Etymology edit
From Mandarin 勞改／劳改 (láogǎi, literally “labour rehabilitation”).
Noun edit
laogai (uncountable)
- 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.”
