plural laogai
: the penal system of China consisting of a network of labor camps
also
: such a labor camp
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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.
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Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, 23 July 2019
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Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, 23 July 2019
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“Laogai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laogai. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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