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1 reeducation through labor

2 laogai (prison camp)

1 not significantly changed

1 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction

2 to dance to a different tune

1 rehabilitation of displaced persons

1 Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong

1 to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

1 lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening

2 to correct an error very quickly (idiom)

1 transfiguration

1 correction fluid

1 abbr. for 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会, PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003

1 Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

1 Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

1 to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes

2 Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.

1 the reformist party

1 revised draft

2 new version (of a document)

1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction

2 a volte-face

3 to change old practices

1 lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition

2 incorrigible

3 unrepentant

1 not to repent even facing death (idiom)

2 unrepentant

3 very obstinate

1 to reform and open to the outside world

2 refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980

1 to transition to a new dynasty or regime