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~10,000 executions a year¹. It would take roughly 5 million people for China to match the US incarceration rate. So it's probably fair enough to compare incarc
by maxerickson 3y ago
~10,000 executions a year¹. It would take roughly 5 million people for China to match the US incarceration rate.
So it's probably fair enough to compare incarceration rates and numbers.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_China#Rates_of_execution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_China#Ra...
- cscurmudgeon 3y agoFrom your link: > The exact numbers of people executed in China is classified as a state secret; In addition to executions, China has been clamping down on entire populations, therefore, preventing future incarceration. > Uyghur birthrate fell by almost half between 2017-2019, research finds, adding to evidence of coercive fertility policies https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/12/chinese-uyghur-policy-causes-unprecedented-fall-in-xinjiang-birthrates https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/12/chinese-uyghur...