China is also claimed to use mobile death vans in some cases ... CCTV cameras are also present in the van, meaning the execution can be recorded or watched if officials desire to monitor it ...

China classifies death penalty statistics as a state secret, although rights groups including Amnesty International believe thousands of people are executed in the country every year. Beijing said ...

and it “remains steadfast in its opposition to the use of the death penalty in all cases, everywhere”. While executions of Westerners in China are relatively rare, the four Canadians were also ...