Religious minorities are facing involuntary political indoctrination as a result of new "schools" seeking to implement trust in the Chinese government.

In a video posted by the BBC, viewers are ushered into the highly-secured facility thought to hold more than a million Chinese Muslim Uighurs, among other religious minorities.

These individuals are from the western region of the country, Xinjiang, and have reportedly entered the "educational" facility voluntarily to have their thoughts transformed, the BBC reports.

Heavily screened interviews, monitored by guards at the facility ensure that no derogatory comments towards the facility are made, with answers given by those interviewed in the video seeming nervous and scripted.

"I had weak awareness of the law," one man said while explaining why he is attending the school. "I was influenced by extremism and terrorism. A policeman at my village told me to get enrolled in school."

A strict learning doctrine is adopted in the facility. Students commonly, for example, will be tasked with repeatedly writing out the phrase, "I love the communist party of China."

One class, a four-month course in "how to make a bed," is regularly part of the thought transformation curriculum at the school, though the course instructor says students typically complete their training in about half that time. Mandarin lessons and mandatory labour are also a part of the learning taking place within the building.

The schools are regularly under tight security, with cameras and watchtowers positioned around the facility to enforce the rules in place for those under care.

The work being done at these camps is something that the Chinese government believes is right and necessary. Zhang Zhisheng from the Xinjiang Foreign Affairs Office said, “Some people, before they commit murder, already show they’re capable of killing. Should we wait for them to commit the crime? Or should we prevent it from happening?”

The impact of such a statement tends to be lost somewhat, however, when the case of one individual is disclosed. A woman who has been held in the system for over a year was imprisoned for the crime of having Whatsapp downloaded on her smartphone.

“That’s why everyone is scared and does what they are told,” she noted.

Chinese authorities are finally granting access inside these camps to media, something that in prior years would have been an impossibility to access. But in doing so, it is clear, BBC says, that what is seen is purely what the facility is allowing visitors to see, rather than its true day-to-day operations.

“We aim to change their religious extremist thoughts,” a member of staff at the facility expressed.

China is currently ranked as the 27th worst country for Christian persecution on Open Doors USA's World Watch List due to Communist and post-Communist oppression.