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An aerial view of rural roads in the city of Zunyi in Guizhou Province, southwest China. The drive to build roads in recent years has resulted in all villages in the area getting hardened roads.

Conviction Age

Lawmakers are mulling lowering the minimum conviction age for offenders to 12 under specific circumstances.

The proposal was made in a draft amendment to the Criminal Law. The amendment was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the top legislature, on October 13.

If a juvenile who has reached the age of 12 but is under 14 commits intentional homicide or inflicts an injury that leads

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