CHINA DEATH PENALTY

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8432948.stm

China executed 1,718 people in 2008, according to Amnesty International. Last year 72% of the world's total executions took place in China, the charity estimates. It applies to 60 offences, including non-violent crimes such as tax fraud and embezzlement. Those sentenced to death are usually shot, but some provinces are introducing lethal injections.