Four men were executed by lethal injection on the mainland yesterday for the murder of 13 Chinese sailors, with their final moments as they headed to the death chamber broadcast live on state...
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China Central Television is the predominant state television broadcaster in China. Founded in 1958, it serves as one of the chief propaganda arms of the Communist government. In recent years, CCTV’s English-language international news coverage has undergone large-scale expansion partly as a response to Chinese President Hu Jintao’s 2007 call for further development of “soft power”.
2 Mar 2013
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1 Mar 2013
UPDATED at 2.50pm: The four have been shown on live TV being transported to their place of execution.
22 Feb 2013
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21 Feb 2013
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18 Feb 2013
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