• China's human rights policies have been under scrutiny from various countries and organizations for some time, and especially once it was announced that the 2008 Olympics would be held in Beijing. Numerous incidents and reports of alleged human rights violations in China continue to be reported.CNN.com: Human Rights Questions Remain for China (2007)

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  1. President: Hu Jintao
  2. Government: Chinese Communist Party
  3. One Child Law in effect in China
  4. In some rural areas, having two children is permitted
  5. 68 crimes are punishable by deathAmnesty International Australia: The death penalty in China small
  6. 1989: 200 to 300 killed in Tiananmen Square
  7. Government censors the Internet, video games and other media
  8. Officially atheist government restricts Buddhism, Xiantianism and Falun Gong
  9. Many assess that rights have improved over the last 25 yearsChristian Science Monitor: Amid Protests, a Look at China's Record (April 10, 2008)

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