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Police parade various prisoners during an execution rally at a stadium in Kunming, the capital of China's southwestern Yunnan province, June 26, 2001. China has executed at least 54 people for drug-related crimes to mark International Anti-Drugs Day, which included people from Taiwan and Myanmar, seemingly directed at deterring potential drug offenders as much as punishing existing ones. (KEYSTONE/EPA PHOTO/AFPI/XINHUA/Str)