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Xi’s crackdown sentences former defense ministers to death
Filed: May 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Two former Chinese defense ministers were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption.
WHO: Chinese court
WHAT: Sentencing of two former defense ministers to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption
WHEN: May 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM ET
WHERE: China
WHY: The defendants were convicted of corruption.
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