CIIC:Today's featured article/February 1, 2013

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"Laojiao" (劳教 short for 劳动教养) means re-education through labor in Chinese.

The re-education through labor system was formed in 1957 during the 78th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), when the committee issued its "Decision About The Issue of Re-education Through Labor." (More)