Bang, you’re dead
A rising tide of executions
CHINA is in the grip of one of its periodic “Strike Hard” campaigns, the official slogan for an attempt to curb rapidly rising crime through the extra-enthusiastic use of capital punishment. Among those executed this week were Jin Jianpei, a former official in Hong Kong accused of embezzling millions of dollars, Cao Yufei, a Taiwanese businessman implicated in a huge fraud case, and dozens of others.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Bang, you’re dead”
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