Thus, the Government of China observed in a reply to the Special Rapporteur in 2003 that &quot; each country should decide whether to retain or abolish the death sentence on the basis of its own actual circumstances and the aspirations of its people &quot; and the role of public opinion was also emphasized in a reply to the Special Rapporteur in 2005.
Thus, the Government of China observed in a reply to the Special Rapporteur in 2003 that &quot; each country should decide whether to retain or abolish the death sentence on the basis of its own actual circumstances and the aspirations of its people &quot; and the role of public opinion was also emphasized in a reply to the Special Rapporteur in 2005.