French Government Expresses Concern Over Execution

France confirmed China executed French citizen Chan Thao Phoumy in Guangzhou for drug trafficking.
Chan spent 15 years on death row despite clemency appeals.
China sentenced Chan to death in 2010, while France abolished the death penalty in 1981.
Amnesty International calls China the world's leading executioner, killing thousands annually.
French Foreign Ministry criticized lack of access to final court hearing as a rights violation.
Chinese Embassy in Paris denied accusations, claiming impartial legal handling of cases.
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