The new amendment comes after some high-profile underage cases involving extreme violence. It's responding to the public's heated debate whether minors under 14 should carry criminal responsibility after committing intentional homicide. Zheng Xi is a professor of Law from Beijing Foreign Studies University, he says China lowers the age of criminal responsibility due to domestic situation and international standard.
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