China sentences two ex-defense ministers to suspended death amid anti-corruption purge

Two former Chinese defense ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery and graft; under Chinese law, the reprieve is usually commuted to life imprisonment without parole after the period, and both were stripped of political rights and personal property. The rulings underscore Xi Jinping’s broad crackdown on corruption within the PLA and the higher‑level political purge of senior military officials.