But nothing happened. Not only are we allowing the Chinese government to ignore the binding agreements, we are failing to enforce our own laws. My research into the Laogai shows that both the number of camps and the population of the camps is increasing. This labor is exploited to the profit of the state. And the Laogai is using the profits from its trade to get bigger.
All indications show that the Chinese jails and labor camps are filled to capacity.
We believe there are between six and eight million prisoners forced to labor in the Laogai today. The Chinese government calls this their Prison Economy. It is a stated policy of the government to turn all camps into profitable enterprises. I'll give you one example, from information dated June 1996. I will submit the original document with translations for the record.