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Capital punishment in China
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the People's Republic of China. It is applicable to offenses ranging from murder to drug trafficking. Executions are carried out by lethal injection or by shooting. A survey conducted by The New York Times in 2014 found the death penalty retained widespread support in Chinese society. According to Amnesty International, China executes more people than all other countries combined. The exact numbers of executions and death sentences remain state secrets. According to the U.S.-based Dui Hua Foundation, the estimated number of executions has declined steadily in the twenty-first century, from 12,000 each year to 2,400. However, in 2022, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty announced that since 2007 at least 8,000 people per year were executed in China. Since 2006, the Chinese government has taken measures to limit the use of the death penalty for certain crimes. Capital punishment in China should not be confused with death sentence with reprieve...
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