Laogai Flashcards

1
Q

What were Laogai?

A

They were a sprawling network of labour camps for the CCP to imprison its enemies that were built in the nations most inhospitable border regions.

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What were the conditions like in Manchuria?

A

Mosquito infested swamps.

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3
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What were the conditions like in Qinghai?

A

Bleak mountains.

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4
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What did the term ‘Laogai’ mean?

A

‘Reform through labour’

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5
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How many individuals were undergoing forced labour by the start of 1955?

A

1.3 million

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6
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How many people in the Laogai were ‘political prisoners of the Antis Campaigns?

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300,000

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What were the conditions like in the Laogai?

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 Inmates were forced to do back-breaking work in terrible conditions.
 Diarrhoea and dysentery were common.
 Torture and mistreatment were common.
 Inmates were improperly fed.

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What did the inmates in Sichuan have to do?

A

They had to build a railroad on the middle of winter without proper clothing.

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9
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How many people were estimated to have died in Laogai during Mao’s rule?

A

27 million

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10
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What were Laojiao?

A

They were communist re-education centers.

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How much yuan did the Laogai contribute to the economy?

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Over 700 million yuan.

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How many tons of grain did the Laogai contribute to the economy

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350,000 tons.

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In what ways were the Laogai effective?

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 They were an effective means of intimidating and terrorising the population.
 Effective in converting non-communists to communism through forced ‘rehabilitation’.

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