<P> Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the People's Republic of China . It is mostly enforced for murder and drug trafficking, and executions are carried out by lethal injection or shooting . </P> <P> The People's Republic of China executes the highest number of people annually, though other countries (such as Iran) have higher per capita execution rates . The estimated number of executions was 2,400 in 2013 . The number of death sentences is a state secret . There is widespread public support for capital punishment, especially as a penalty for violent crimes . </P>

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