Discipline industry in China charges $4k for 6 mths to ‘fix’ adults in forced detention

Several institutions across China became notorious for imposing military-style discipline and physical punishment before public backlash forced the industry to rebrand itself as family education centres, behavioural intervention programmes, or youth development organisations. While the terminology has changed, the underlying business model has expanded to include adults whose personal choices clash with parental expectations, a report said.According to a report in online magazine ‘The Diplomat’, romantic relationships, excessive gaming, unemployment, unconventional career paths, and irregular sleep patterns can all become grounds for intervention.In March, a 21-year-old music student in Beijing went to an apartment complex to give a piano lesson. Her father, aunt, and two staff members from a private disciplinary institution were waiting there. Her relatives told her the strangers were police officers investigating a family matter.