China executes French citizen convicted of drug trafficking in 2010

NewsWorldEuropeChina executes French citizen convicted of drug trafficking in 2010France abolished the death penalty by act of parliament in 1981Ap Correspondent Sunday 05 April 2026 12:01 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952080","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/china-execution-france-chan-thao-phoumy-b2952080.html","title":"China executes French citizen convicted of drug trafficking in 2010"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-3654","index":0}France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, and China's President Xi Jinping, attend a joint press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Adek Berry/Pool Photo via AP)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveO...