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Originally Posted by valim  You think China should give more religion freedom?
Well, I remember Tien An Men, and I think China should give more than a shit for a human life!!!!!!!
Pls excuse my french. |
There is no doubt that Chinese government made huge mistakes in 1989. There were several similar events in South Korea and US, which never had as big publicity as Tian An Men. See these wikipedia articles
Gwangju massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kent State shootings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Again, I do not want above example to be an excuse for the shooting in Tian An Men.
Regarding the death penalty mentioned in the BBC article, China does execute more people than any other countries. This is partially because China has larger population and partially because China applies death penalty to more types of crimes. Currently, almost all European countries have abandoned death penalty. Romania had abandoned death penalty immediately after the execution of Ceausescu couple. US still use death penalty mainly for a part of murder crimes. China applies death penalty to murder, narcotic drug trafficking, and big embezzlement and corruption crimes. In Europe, the public sentiment mostly wants to abandon death penalty. In US, a part of people support death penalty and a part of people want to abandon. In China, most people support death penalty. Here is the Wikipedia link regarding the death penalty issue.
Capital punishment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The country with the highest execution rate is Singapore, not China. Some people dislike Singapore because it has very strict law, but some people consider Singapore as model country. The country enjoys high economic growth rate, high living standard, low level of corruption, safe society, good education, low unemployment rate, and very clean city. It is also one of countries with highest economic competitiveness.
Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some people believe that China is following Singapore model.