Peking's Brain Laundry: Orthodoxy in Red China.

This article focuses on Chinese mind cleansing or re-education. Its methods vary widely in detail, but the stages seem to be much the same at different times and places. First, the non-believer or imperfect cooperator is subject to a strenuous but friendly effort of persuasion. If he does not quickly appreciate the sin of self-seeking and fully accept the duty of cooperation without social or economic preference over his fellows, he will be subjected to prolonged pressure from the group in which he lives and, if necessary, kept incommunicado while he studies the works of communist leaders.