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China has been branded the world’s worst executioner as the state kills thousands of people every year using firing squads, lethal injections and mobile death vans. The true numbers of those killed by the Communist Party are thought to be staggeringly high – but the regime keeps them closely concealed as state secrets. Human rights experts said the vile system has come into spotlight again after the killing of Chinese tycoon Lai Xiaomin. He was executed last month on corruption charges – as in China even white collar crimes and drugs charges can land a person on death row. And ...

Dec 23, 2020 Two Canadians incarcerated in China can definitely do with some Christmas cheer this month, more than two years after they were seized, seemingly in retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer, in response to a United States request for extradition on bank fraud charges. The Chinese government has denied any connection between the two cases, even though its officials have hinted broadly that the two Canadians — former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor — could well be released if Canada a...

Frank Ching December 24, 2020 10:13 Two Canadians incarcerated in China can definitely do with some Christmas cheer this month, more than two years after they were seized, seemingly in retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer, in response to a United States request for extradition on bank fraud charges. The Chinese government has denied any connection between the two cases, even though its officials have hinted broadly that the two Canadians – former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor – could well be re...