>>I find it unbelievably harsh as well and unimaginable. However, I wonder if it was due to the risk to human life due to his actions and not the fraud itself? It could have been considered terrorism by food... or was it someone else responsible for that?
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>Probably becuase the Chinese gov't felt he would cost them too money and bad preception.
>I don't believe they care too much about people's lives over there.
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Agreed on both counts. The ruling Communist Party has paradoxically become dependent on the flow of money to maintain its power. The message of this execution was "You don't have to be afraid to do business with us."