Amnesty International denounced Taiwan’s execution of Huang Linkai on Thursday, calling the event a “shameful setback” as it marked the first execution in Taiwan since 2020.

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    Was there any progress to set back if the local population is still strongly in favor?

    However, recent polling in Taiwan shows that there remains overwhelming support for the death sentence, with over 80 percent of respondents stating that they are in favor of continuing the practice.