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China's hidden gulags

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Human rights activist and laogai camp survivor Harry Wu has exposed the communist country's many little secrets. He discusses about the laogai system in China, his experiences in the labor camp and about the significance of the word 'laogai' being added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Author: Dowd, Alan W.
Publisher: The American Legion
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 2006
China, Interview, Human rights workers, Human rights activists, Wu, Harry

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Washington wake-up call

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The 40th Annual conference of the American Legion took place in Washington in 2000. Issues discussed included the defeat of the Flag Protection Amendment in the US Senate and efforts to find military personnel lost in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Author: Dowd, Alan W.
Publisher: The American Legion
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 2000
Conferences, meetings and seminars, Laws, regulations and rules, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Korean War, 1950-1953, Missing in action, American Legion, Flag desecration

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China: the prowling dragon

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Issues concerning trade agreements between the United States and China are discussed. The effects of permanent normal trade relations with China are assessed and China's military policies and actions since the 1960s are examined.

Author: Dowd, Alan W.
Publisher: The American Legion
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 2000
United States, Analysis, Chinese foreign relations, Military aspects, United States foreign relations, Commercial treaties, Trade agreements, Security, International, International security, Boundary disputes, Cold War, 1945-1991

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