Chinese ex-minister gets suspended death sentence for corruption

Accepted $38 million in bribe

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Beijing, Updated At : 02:03 AM Sep 29, 2025 IST

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China’s former minister of agriculture and rural affairs Tang Renjian was on Sunday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes amounting to $38 million.

Tanghas been deprived of his political rights for life, the Intermediate People’s Court of Changchun in northeast China's Jilin Province said in its judgment. All of Tang's personal property would be confiscated and his illegal gains from bribery recovered and turned over to the national treasury, it said.

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