China Sentences Former Defence Ministers to Death Over Corruption

A military court in China has sentenced two former defence ministers to death with a two-year suspension after finding them guilty of corruption and abuse of power.
Xi Jinping is the President of the People’s Republic of China, serving as the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2012, and as the President of China since 2013. He is the most powerful figure in China, having secured an unprecedented third five-year term as president in March 2023.

A military court in China has sentenced two former defence ministers to death with a two-year suspension after finding them guilty of corruption and abuse of power.