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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa060)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/china-defends-death-penalty-after-scathing-report/ppoury528\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/china-defends-death-penalty-after-scathing-report/ppoury528\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/china-defends-death-penalty-after-scathing-report\/ppoury528","crawl_time":1774509734,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"au,com,sbs!www,\/news\/article\/china-defends-death-penalty-after-scathing-report\/ppoury528 s443","src_root_hash":"1931289001181297552","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"China defends death penalty after scathing report | SBS News","meta_descriptions":["Despite being criticised as the world's top executioner by Amnesty, China has defended using the death penalty as a deterrent."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"China has defended the death penalty as a traditional deterrent, after a report said its annual executions has again far exceeded the rest of the world's combined.\nBeijing judicially put to death thousands of people in 2013 compared to a total of 778 elsewhere, the campaign group Amnesty International said on Thursday in its annual report. It did not give a specific figure for China as Beijing considers the statistic a state secret and does not release it.\nBut foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei dismissed the study and highlighted policies to curb capital punishment.\n\"The relevant organisation always has biased opinions against China,\" he said at a regular press briefing.\n\"Whether or not a country retains the death penalty is mainly based on the traditional culture and specific national conditions.\n\"It meets the aspirations of the Chinese public and will also help crack down on and prevent severe criminal activities,\" he said, adding that the practice also followed the country's \"legal and cultural traditions\".\nBeijing was taking steps to \"implement the policy of strictly controlling and prudently using death penalty\", Hong said.\nChina has cut back on executions since ramping them up in the 1980s and 90s as a way to prevent crime amid the social upheavals that came with drastic economic reform.\nA key reform in 2007 required the Supreme Court to review all death sentences.\nThe number of crimes eligible for capital punishment was cut from 68 to 55 in 2011, and in November Beijing pledged further cuts, without providing details.\nHuman Rights Watch in January estimated Chinese executions at \"less than 4,000 in recent years\", down from 10,000 annually a decade earlier.\nThe China-focused rights group Dui Hua put the total around 3,000 in 2012, down from 12,000 in 2002.","attrs_markdown":"- [News](https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/audio)\n- [Languages](https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/language\/en)\n- [What's On](https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/whats-on)\n- [Guide](https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/guide\/ondemand)\n- [Food](https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/food)\n- [Indigenous](https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/nitv)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/sport)\n- More\n\nLogin \/ Sign up\n\n[Help Centre](https:\/\/help.sbs.com.au\/hc\/en-au)\n\nSearch\n\n[Stream free online, 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deterrent.\n\n![death\\_penalty\\_asia\\_getty\\_22713\\_1884623646](https:\/\/assets.sbs.com.au\/dims4\/default\/189325c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/648x365+0+58\/resize\/1280x720!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2Fdrupal%2Fnews%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9%2F7%2F9719_death-penalty-asia-getty-22713.gif&imwidth=1280)\n\n(Getty)\n\nChina has defended the death penalty as a traditional deterrent, after a report said its annual executions has again far exceeded the rest of the world's combined.\n\nBeijing judicially put to death thousands of people in 2013 compared to a total of 778 elsewhere, the campaign group Amnesty International said on Thursday in its annual report. It did not give a specific figure for China as Beijing considers the statistic a state secret and does not release it.\n\nBut foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei dismissed the study and highlighted policies to curb capital punishment.\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/china-defends-death-penalty-after-scathing-report\/ppoury528#skip-ad-placement-2)\n\n\"The relevant organisation always has biased opinions against China,\" he said at a regular press briefing.\n\n\"Whether or not a country retains the death penalty is mainly based on the traditional culture and specific national conditions.\n\n\"It meets the aspirations of the Chinese public and will also help crack down on and prevent severe criminal activities,\" he said, adding that the practice also followed the country's \"legal and cultural traditions\".\n\nBeijing was taking steps to \"implement the policy of strictly controlling and prudently using death penalty\", Hong said.\n\nChina has cut back on executions since ramping them up in the 1980s and 90s as a way to prevent crime amid the social upheavals that came with drastic economic reform.\n\nA key reform in 2007 required the Supreme Court to review all death sentences.\n\nThe number of crimes eligible for capital punishment was cut from 68 to 55 in 2011, and in November Beijing pledged further cuts, without providing details.\n\nHuman Rights Watch in January estimated Chinese executions at \"less than 4,000 in recent years\", down from 10,000 annually a decade earlier.\n\nThe China-focused rights group Dui Hua put the total around 3,000 in 2012, down from 12,000 in 2002.\n***\nShare\n\n2 min read\n\nPublished 27 March 2014 8:22pm\n\nUpdated 27 March 2014 8:43pm\n\nSource: AAP\n***\nShare this with family and friends\n\nCopy link\n\nShare\n***\n\n## Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox\nSign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.\n\n## Follow SBS News\n## Download our 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It did not give a specific figure for China as Beijing considers the statistic a state secret and does not release it.\n\nBut foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei dismissed the study and highlighted policies to curb capital punishment.\n\n\"The relevant organisation always has biased opinions against China,\" he said at a regular press briefing.\n\n\"Whether or not a country retains the death penalty is mainly based on the traditional culture and specific national conditions.\n\n\"It meets the aspirations of the Chinese public and will also help crack down on and prevent severe criminal activities,\" he said, adding that the practice also followed the country's \"legal and cultural traditions\".\n\nBeijing was taking steps to \"implement the policy of strictly controlling and prudently using death penalty\", Hong said.\n\nChina has cut back on executions since ramping them up in the 1980s and 90s as a way to prevent crime amid the social upheavals that came with drastic economic reform.\n\nA key reform in 2007 required the Supreme Court to review all death sentences.\n\nThe number of crimes eligible for capital punishment was cut from 68 to 55 in 2011, and in November Beijing pledged further cuts, without providing details.\n\nHuman Rights Watch in January estimated Chinese executions at \"less than 4,000 in recent years\", down from 10,000 annually a decade earlier.\n\nThe China-focused rights group Dui Hua put the total around 3,000 in 2012, down from 12,000 in 2002.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	China has defended the death penalty as a traditional deterrent, after a report said its annual executions has again far exceeded the rest of the world's combined. Beijing judicially put to death thousands of people in 2013 compared to a total of 778 elsewhere, the campaign group Amnesty International said on Thursday in its annual report. It did not give a specific figure for China as Beijing considers the statistic a state secret and does not release it. But foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei dismissed the study and highlighted policies to curb capital punishment. "The relevant organisation always has biased opinions against China," he said at a regular press briefing. "Whether or not a country retains the death penalty is mainly based on the traditional culture and specific national conditions. "It meets the aspirations of the Chinese public and will also help crack down on and prevent severe criminal activities," he said, adding that the practice also followed the country's "legal and cultural traditions". Beijing was taking steps to "implement the policy of strictly controlling and prudently using death penalty", Hong said. China has cut back on executions since ramping them up in the 1980s and 90s as a way to prevent crime amid the social upheavals that came with drastic economic reform. A key reform in 2007 required the Supreme Court to review all death sentences. The number of crimes eligible for capital punishment was cut from 68 to 55 in 2011, and in November Beijing pledged further cuts, without providing details. Human Rights Watch in January estimated Chinese executions at "less than 4,000 in recent years", down from 10,000 annually a decade earlier. The China-focused rights group Dui Hua put the total around 3,000 in 2012, down from 12,000 in 2002.
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Beijing judicially put to death thousands of people in 2013 compared to a total of 778 elsewhere, the campaign group Amnesty International said on Thursday in its annual report. It did not give a specific figure for China as Beijing considers the statistic a state secret and does not release it. But foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei dismissed the study and highlighted policies to curb capital punishment. [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/china-defends-death-penalty-after-scathing-report/ppoury528#skip-ad-placement-2) "The relevant organisation always has biased opinions against China," he said at a regular press briefing. "Whether or not a country retains the death penalty is mainly based on the traditional culture and specific national conditions. "It meets the aspirations of the Chinese public and will also help crack down on and prevent severe criminal activities," he said, adding that the practice also followed the country's "legal and cultural traditions". Beijing was taking steps to "implement the policy of strictly controlling and prudently using death penalty", Hong said. China has cut back on executions since ramping them up in the 1980s and 90s as a way to prevent crime amid the social upheavals that came with drastic economic reform. A key reform in 2007 required the Supreme Court to review all death sentences. The number of crimes eligible for capital punishment was cut from 68 to 55 in 2011, and in November Beijing pledged further cuts, without providing details. Human Rights Watch in January estimated Chinese executions at "less than 4,000 in recent years", down from 10,000 annually a decade earlier. The China-focused rights group Dui Hua put the total around 3,000 in 2012, down from 12,000 in 2002. * Share 2 min read Published 27 March 2014 8:22pm Updated 27 March 2014 8:43pm Source: AAP * Share this with family and friends Copy link Share *** ## Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox. ## Follow SBS News ## Download our apps - ![](https://www.sbs.com.au/_next/static/img/common/app-icon-news-33003a8.svg)SBS News [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/sbs-news/id432849691)[Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sbs.worldnewsaustralia) - ![](https://www.sbs.com.au/_next/static/img/common/app-icon-audio-975d5ac.svg)SBS Audio [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/sbs-audio/id470808084)[Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thisisaim.yourlanguage) - ![](https://www.sbs.com.au/_next/static/img/common/app-icon-on-demand-537b866.png)SBS On Demand [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/sbs-on-demand/id542090992)[Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sbs.ondemand.android) ## Listen to our podcasts - [![](https://www.sbs.com.au/_next/static/img/news/podcast-newsupdates-495060a.jpg)SBS News UpdateAn overview of the day's top stories from SBS News](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast/sbs-news-update) - [![](https://www.sbs.com.au/_next/static/img/news/podcast-newsindepth-2a309e2.jpg)SBS News In DepthInterviews and feature reports from SBS News](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast/sbs-news-in-depth) - [![](https://www.sbs.com.au/_next/static/img/news/podcast-onthemoney-81b87bf.jpg)SBS On the MoneyYour daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast/sbs-on-the-money) - [![](https://www.sbs.com.au/_next/static/img/news/podcast-newsinenglish-94663b2.jpg)SBS News in Easy EnglishA daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast/sbs-news-in-easy-english) Get the latest with our [News podcasts](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/listen) on your favourite podcast apps. ## Watch on SBS [![](https://www.sbs.com.au/_next/static/img/news/watch-news-4e89a03.jpg)](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/sbs-world-news) SBS World News Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service Watch now Watch the latest [news videos](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/news-videos) from Australia and across the world ## Explore SBS - [SBS Home](https://www.sbs.com.au/) - [SBS On Demand](https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand) - [News](https://www.sbs.com.au/news) - [Audio](https://www.sbs.com.au/audio) - [Languages](https://www.sbs.com.au/language/en) - [What's On](https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on) - [TV & Radio Guide](https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/ondemand) - [Food](https://www.sbs.com.au/food) - [Indigenous](https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv) - [Sport](https://www.sbs.com.au/sport) - [Teaching Resources](https://www.sbs.com.au/learn/resources) ## Languages - [Arabic / العربية](https://www.sbs.com.au/arabic) - [普通话 / Mandarin](https://www.sbs.com.au/mandarin) - [廣東話 / Cantonese](https://www.sbs.com.au/cantonese) - [Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese](https://www.sbs.com.au/vietnamese) - [한국어 / Korean](https://www.sbs.com.au/korean) - [See all languages](https://www.sbs.com.au/language/en) ## Contact SBS - [1800 500 727 (toll free)](<tel:1800 500 727>) - [Help Centre](https://help.sbs.com.au/hc/en-au) - Locked Bag 028, Crows Nest NSW 1585 ## Follow SBS - [Copyright](https://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/copyright/) - [Terms & Conditions](https://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/terms-and-conditions/) - [Privacy](https://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/privacy-at-sbs/) - [Your online preferences](https://help.sbs.com.au/hc/en-au/articles/7926969248015-Preferences) - [Sales & Advertising](https://www.sbsmedia.com.au/) - [Complaints](https://help.sbs.com.au/hc/en-au/categories/360000162996-General) - [SBS Code of Practice](https://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/sbs-code-of-practice/) - [SBS Responsible AI Framework](https://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/sbs-guiding-principles-for-use-of-ai/) - [Careers](https://careers.sbs.com.au/) - [About us](https://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/) SBS acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country and their connections and continuous care for the skies, lands and waterways throughout Australia.
Readable Markdown	China has defended the death penalty as a traditional deterrent, after a report said its annual executions has again far exceeded the rest of the world's combined. Beijing judicially put to death thousands of people in 2013 compared to a total of 778 elsewhere, the campaign group Amnesty International said on Thursday in its annual report. It did not give a specific figure for China as Beijing considers the statistic a state secret and does not release it. But foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei dismissed the study and highlighted policies to curb capital punishment. "The relevant organisation always has biased opinions against China," he said at a regular press briefing. "Whether or not a country retains the death penalty is mainly based on the traditional culture and specific national conditions. "It meets the aspirations of the Chinese public and will also help crack down on and prevent severe criminal activities," he said, adding that the practice also followed the country's "legal and cultural traditions". Beijing was taking steps to "implement the policy of strictly controlling and prudently using death penalty", Hong said. China has cut back on executions since ramping them up in the 1980s and 90s as a way to prevent crime amid the social upheavals that came with drastic economic reform. A key reform in 2007 required the Supreme Court to review all death sentences. The number of crimes eligible for capital punishment was cut from 68 to 55 in 2011, and in November Beijing pledged further cuts, without providing details. Human Rights Watch in January estimated Chinese executions at "less than 4,000 in recent years", down from 10,000 annually a decade earlier. The China-focused rights group Dui Hua put the total around 3,000 in 2012, down from 12,000 in 2002.
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