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China Sentences Ex-Defense Ministers to Death with Reprieve

07 May 2026 08:20

A Chinese military court sentenced two former defense ministers to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery, part of President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign. - Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu received suspended death sentences on May 7, 2026.

- Wei was convicted of accepting bribes; Li of accepting and offering bribes. - The sentences are typically commuted to life imprisonment in China.

- The purge has reduced the Central Military Commission to just one member besides Xi.

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