China threatens death penalty for ‘diehard’ Taiwan separatists
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China threatens death penalty for 'diehard' Taiwan separatists
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China on Friday threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for "diehard" Taiwan independence separatists, a ratcheting up of pressure even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction on the democratically governed island.