The "Re-education" Camps of China by Paige Mongon
We, as a populace, are generally not very privy to many current events in our world. Lands are decimated, towns crumble to naught but ashes, cultures are wiped from existence, yet we continue about our lives unaffected and unburdened as a thousand miles assumes the distance of entire worlds. Even within our own country, we remain blissfully ignorant, unaware of the plight of our neighbors and fellow countries alike. A ways across the sea lies a country known as China, a heavily populated region of East Asia in the throes of communism. Renowned for its production of countless goods and its strong economy, it is a country that wields great political power. Yet China is not just a country of communism, of factories and booming populations, but also of something the Chinese government likes to term a “re-education camp”. As innocent as a “re-education camp” sounds, its very name is a misnomer, belying the true torment occurring within these camps that bear striking r...