


China Executes Two Men for Deadly 'Revenge on Society Crimes'
Two men executed in China after committing deadly attacks as part of a worrying trend of 'revenge on society crimes'.
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China has executed two men for deadly attacks that raised alarms about a spike in 'revenge on society crimes.' Fan Weiqu, 62, killed 35 people in a car rampage fueled by personal grievances. Xu Jiajin, 21, executed for a stabbing, killed eight in a vocational school attack. This surge in violence has prompted calls for stricter preventive measures by authorities. Human rights groups express concern over China's execution rate, believed to surpass that of other countries.
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