Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei speaks during a news briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. China, the world's most prolific executioner, put a Filipino man convicted of drug trafficking to death on Thursday despite a clemency appeal from the Philippine president. Hong told a regular news briefing that the case was handled in accordance with the law and that the countries had been in contact over it. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei speaks during a news briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. China, the world's most prolific executioner, put a Filipino man convicted of drug trafficking to death on Thursday despite a clemency appeal from the Philippine president. Hong told a regular news briefing that the case was handled in accordance with the law and that the countries had been in contact over it. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
