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.

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 […]

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