BEIJING: China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall.

The human rights organisation estimates the Asian giant alone killed “thousands” of people, a figure based on examinations of court records and news reports.

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