China classifies death penalty statistics as a state secret, but some rights groups believe the country executes thousands every year. Executions are traditionally carried out by gunshot ...

We got to stop it. I would have stopped it. I had a deal with him, where he was going to give the maximum penalty, which in China is the death penalty, for drug dealing, and he was all set.

Reprinted with permission of the publisher.] As far back as the Ancient Laws of China, the death penalty has been established as a punishment for crimes. In the 18th Century BC, the Code of King ...

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The execution of a rapist and murderer sparked debate, though public support for capital punishment remains high among ...