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lunasun

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4. Maybe could happen here if citizens let it-look at our profit prisons + corruption already in place

Reply to shockedcanadian (Original post)

Wed Nov 6, 2013, 08:52 PM

Nov 2013

She had landed in Masanjia twice for petitioning against local officials over what she calls illegal land grabs. In total, she spent two and a half years in the labor camp.

By all accounts, Masanjia is but one of hundreds of labor camps in China borne under the laojiao -- or "re-education through labor" -- scheme.

no wonder international corps love China's cost cutting production methods

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Chinese labor camp inmate tells of true horror of Halloween 'SOS' [View all] shockedcanadian Nov 2013 OP

China is still a communist country xfundy Nov 2013 #1

The extent to which China is a communist country is debatable. MNBrewer Dec 2013 #5

Reform is on the way but will cost. jericho Dec 2013 #6

Outsourcing to China has been one of the worst decisions of the last 30 years johnd83 Nov 2013 #2

I am a bit torn shockedcanadian Nov 2013 #3

Maybe could happen here if citizens let it-look at our profit prisons + corruption already in place lunasun Nov 2013 #4