China may end long-hated labor re-education camps Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:47 pm, Monday, March 11, 2013 Established to punish early critics of the Communist Party, it was retooled to focus on petty criminals but now is used by local officials to deal with people challenging their authority on issues including land rights and corruption. What to do with the system has become a test of Communist Party chief Xi Jinping's ... Read More