Definition of LAOGAI

Examples of laogai in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That diluted Western opposition to the party’s retention of an iron grip on political power or the existence of the laogai — gulag — to which political and religious dissidents were sent. — Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, "Don’t Dismiss Communist China’s Critics," 23 July 2019 Instead, there is torture, a sham trial, and a gulag (called laogai). — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 20 June 2019

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