China on Tuesday executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totalling to over USD 421 million. Chinese President Xi Jinping has made the anti-corruption campaign the main plank of his governance model. (Representative Image) The death sentence of…
An aquarium in southern China has come under scrutiny for showcasing a robotic whale shark instead of a live one, igniting passionate debates around animal welfare and consumer rights. Videos circulating online depict a life-size robotic whale shark gliding through the waters of Xiaomeisha Sea World in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, following its reopening in October….
The Chinese legal community’s latest discussion about standards for the death penalty come after a court in Inner Mongolia autonomous region upheld the death sentence of a local official who pleaded guilty to pocketing more than 3 billion yuan (US$422 million) in total. On August 27, Inner Mongolia’s regional high court dismissed an appeal by…