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Evergrande: China property giant and its founder accused of $78bn fraud (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Uh-huh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States

The United States has the largest known prison population in the world, it has 5% of the world's population, and 20% of the world's incarcerated persons. China, with four times more inhabitants, has less persons in prison.

[–] MushuChupacabra 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Uh-huh:

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/international/executions-around-the-world

As in previous years, execution totals do not include the estimated thousands of executions carried out by the world’s leading executioner, China, where execution data is considered a state secret; ...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Like, a whole lot of secret state executions, pinky swear. 😂

[–] MushuChupacabra -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As in, you doubt that people get executed in China?

They do, but the numbers are inflated?

I'm just not sure what you're trying to say.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don’t doubt it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_China

Although most death sentences are “with reprieve,” which seldom lead to execution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_sentence_with_reprieve

All of those are on the public record.

What I’m saying is: where is their evidence for an “estimated thousands of executions carried out” that are secret?

[–] MushuChupacabra -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So you're going with wilful ignorance. Neat.

Name a country that executes more people per year than China does.

Actually, since you can't do that, don't worry about it.

Anyhoo, they'll execute him.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

gui porky-scared

[–] MushuChupacabra 0 points 6 months ago

A gunshot to the head is more likely.