CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
INFOGRAPHIC: Capital punishment in China
China executed about 2,400 people last year, according to estimates by the US-based Dui Hua Foundation.
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 04 November, 2014, 10:37am
UPDATED : Tuesday, 04 November, 2014, 3:45pm
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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