China executed 89 convicted criminals as part of its...

China executed 89 convicted criminals as part of its nationwide "strike hard" campaign against organised crime. The executions took place along with mass sentencing rallies nationwide where at least 46 death sentences were handed down, according official state newspapers. The one-day tally was one of the highest on record for China, which executes more people annually than the rest of the world combined. At least 21 criminals were executed in China's southern boomtown of Shenzhen, while 17 were executed in central Zhengzhou, 28 in Guangzhou and 10 in northern Xian, the China Police Daily said. There were also seven executions in north-east Harbin, five in eastern Anhui province and at least one in Shanghai.