Death penalty a common bond between China, US

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If there is one human rights issue China and the US have no discord over, it is their adherence to the death penalty but in both countries there is unease over its imposition, leading American academics say.

"One thing the United States and China agree on is the death penalty," said Jerome Cohen of the Council on Foreign Relations in the US during a discussion at Hong Kong University at the weekend.

"I think it is a very sad thing," he said.

China liberally uses the death penalty but keeps the number of executions a closely guarded state secret.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/09/30/2003069849

[DocSavage]

1. Your Point is?

If you were charged with murder, and faced the death penalty, which country would you rather be tried in?