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Two former Chinese defense ministers have been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption, in one of the most severe punishments handed down to senior military officials in recent years.<\/p>\n

Reuters<\/a> reported that Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu received the suspended death sentences on May 7 following graft convictions by China<\/a>\u2019s military court, according to state media.<\/p>\n

The ruling underscores the depth of President Xi Jinping<\/a>\u2019s long-running anti-corruption campaign within the armed forces, the outlet said.<\/p>\n

According to the official Xinhua News Agency, Wei was convicted of accepting bribes, while Li was found guilty of both accepting and offering bribes, based on court documents.<\/p>\n

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Both men were also stripped of their political rights<\/a> for life and ordered to forfeit all personal property.<\/p>\n

Under Chinese law<\/a>, a death sentence with a two-year reprieve is typically commuted to life imprisonment if the individual does not commit further crimes during the suspension period.<\/p>\n

In this case, the penalties will be reduced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or further commutation after the reprieve period ends.<\/p>\n

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Wei Fenghe, 72, served as China\u2019s defense minister from 2018 to 2023, while Li Shangfu, 68, held the post for only a few months as his successor.<\/p>\n

Both men were former state councillors and members of the powerful Central Military Commission<\/a> (CMC), the top military leadership body chaired by Xi.<\/p>\n

They also previously led the People\u2019s Liberation Army\u2019s Rocket Force, a key branch established in 2015 as part of Xi\u2019s sweeping military reforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Rocket Force oversees China\u2019s nuclear arsenal as well as its conventional missile systems<\/a>, making it one of the most strategically significant arms of the military.<\/p>\n

The sentences signal an escalation in Xi\u2019s campaign to root out corruption in<\/a> the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA), a drive that has targeted senior officials since he took power in 2012.<\/p>\n

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The crackdown intensified in 2023, when investigations<\/a> reached the Rocket Force and other elite units.<\/p>\n

Both Wei and Li were expelled from the ruling Communist Party in June 2024.<\/p>\n

Singapore-based security scholar James Char told Reuters the sentences were the harshest imposed on members of the Central Military Commission in recent history.<\/p>\n

“That Wei and Li have been commuted to life imprisonment without parole or commutation underlines the severity of their offences,” he said.<\/p>\n

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a London-based think tank, had previously warned that the ongoing purges could be weakening<\/a> China\u2019s military command structure.<\/p>\n

The organization said the campaign may have created disruptions that could affect the readiness of the country\u2019s rapidly modernizing armed forces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/xis-anti-corruption-crackdown-sentences-former-chinese-defense-ministers-death <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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