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Adolfo Arranz

China executed about 2,400 people last year, according to estimates by the US-based Dui Hua Foundation. That total is down from about 12,000 in 2000. Exact figures for China are unavailable because they are considered a state secret.
 

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INFOGRAPHIC: Capital punishment in China

Reduction in number of crimes carrying death penalty a step forward

According to human rights groups, China put 2,400 people to death last year. Photo: Xinhua

According to human rights groups, China put 2,400 people to death last year.

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China executed about 2,400 people last year, according to estimates by the US-based Dui Hua Foundation.


INFOGRAPHIC: Capital punishment in China

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China executed about 2,400 people last year, according to estimates by the US-based Dui Hua Foundation.

Click to view the full-size infographic in high resolution.