The former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, were both sentenced to death with ​a two-year reprieve over graft charges.

Beijing, May 7: Two former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over corruption charges, state media reported on Thursday. The verdict comes after both leaders were expelled from the ruling Communist Party in 2024 following investigations into alleged graft. Wei Fenghe served as China’s […]

The armed forces have been one of the main targets of a broad corruption crackdown ordered by President Xi Jinping after coming to power in 2012. The purges reached the elite Rocket Force, which oversees nuclear weapons as well as conventional missiles, in 2023.

Wei Fenghe and his successor Li Shangfu, were convicted on Thursday of accepting bribes.

Two former Chinese Defence Ministers sentenced to death for corruption amid ongoing anti-graft campaign led by President Xi Jinping.

The punishments are believed to rank among the harshest imposed on senior Chinese military officials in decades, highlighting the severity of China's anti-corruption drive within its armed forces.

The punishments are believed to rank among the harshest imposed on senior Chinese military officials in decades, highlighting the severity of China's anti-corruption drive within its armed forces.

The punishments are believed to rank among the harshest imposed on senior Chinese military officials in decades, highlighting the severity of China's anti-corruption drive within its armed forces.

The punishments are believed to rank among the harshest imposed on senior Chinese military officials in decades, highlighting the severity of China's anti-corruption drive within its armed forces.

A Chinese military court gave suspended death sentences Thursday to two former defense ministers who were accused of bribery, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

In a historic escalation of President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft war, China has sentenced former defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu to death with a two-year reprieve. The move signals a total decimation of the PLA’s top leadership.