China introduces death penalty for ‘diehard’ Taiwan independence supporters
by Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Jun 22, 2024
2 minutes
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China has added the death penalty to judicial guidelines on criminal punishment for "diehard" supporters of Taiwanese independence.
The new guidelines, notified on Friday, state that Chinese courts and prosecutors should "severely punish Taiwan independence diehards for splitting the country and inciting secession crimes”.
The guidelines are in accordance with existing laws such as the 2005 anti-secession
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