For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Over the last month, the death sentence of a former businesswoman has sparked heated debate in China. Wu Ying was charged with "fradulent fundraising" amid allegations that she had been running a Ponzi scheme. But public outcry has grown, with many saying she doesn't deserve to die. On January 18th, Zhejiang Higher People's Court upheld the original death sentence of a one-time business tycoon, Wu Ying, chairman of Zhejiang Dongyang True Colors Group. The verdict has sparked a public outcry calling for a more lenient punishment. In less than a month, a financial crime has evolved into a political incident. Many scholars from Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Zhejiang University, as well as some well-known lawyers, have written letters to plead to the Supreme Court. Economist Zhang Weiying says on the China Entrepreneurs Forum, "If Wu Ying is sentenced to death for fundraising, I do not know how many people should be sentenced to death." An Internet poll titled "Wu Ying Does Not Deserve to Die" shows that most voters do not think Wu Ying deserves the death penalty. Wu Ying, a 30-year-old billionaire from Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province, was first arrested in 2007, and then she was charged with "fraud through illegal funding" in 2008. Wu filed an appeal against her death penalty in 2009. But on January 18th, 2012, Zhejiang Higher People's Court upheld ...