The Chinese term 洗腦 ( xǐ năo , literally `` wash brain '' ) was originally used to describe methodologies of coercive persuasion used under the Maoist government in China , which aimed to transform individuals with a reactionary imperialist mindset into `` right-thinking '' members of the new Chinese social system .
The Chinese term 洗腦 ( xǐ năo , literally `` wash brain '' ) was originally used to describe methodologies of coercive persuasion used under the Maoist regime in China .