US EditionChina's Former Agriculture Minister Tang Renjian Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Bribery
Tang Renjian was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting over 268 million yuan in bribes and lost all political rights and assets, reflecting China’s anti-corruption drive.
- Tang Renjian received a suspended death sentence for bribery, as decided by the Changchun Intermediate People's Court in Jilin Province on September 28, 2025.
- He accepted over 268 million yuan in bribes from 2007 to 2024 while serving in various government positions.
- The court emphasized that Tang's actions severely harmed the state and its people, warranting the death penalty.
- Tang cooperated with authorities, leading to leniency in his sentence, which included a lifetime deprivation of political rights.
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Tang's confession of guilt has allowed the death penalty to be commuted to life imprisonment if it does not recur for two years
A court in Changchun city in China's northeastern Jilin province sentenced former agriculture minister Tang Renjian to death for corruption on Sunday, the French news agency AFP reported, citing a court statement. The execution of the sentence was suspended for two years.
China sentences former agri minister to death on corruption charges
BEIJING, China — China’s former agricultural minister was sentenced to death on Sunday on corruption charges. There is a two-year reprieve, a court statement said. Tang Renjian accepted cash and property bribes totalling more than 268 million yuan ($38 million) between 2007 and 2024. The People’s Court of Changchun in northeast Jilin province said this in a statement. The court ruled that the bribes “caused particularly severe losses to the inte…
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