2026-05-7 418f7f143daccbcc97b683dc5b0dcb65eca5ae62 22 Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping 1 /wiki/anti-corruption%20campaign%20under%20xi%20jinping Chinese 2 /wiki/china Li Shangfu 37 /wiki/li%20shangfu Wei Fenghe 71 /wiki/wei%20fenghe defense ministers 14 /wiki/minister%20of%20national%20defense%20(china) graft 239 /wiki/graft%20(politics) reprieve 172 /wiki/death%20sentence%20with%20reprieve sentenced to death 116 /wiki/capital%20punishment%20in%20china Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping Chinese Li Shangfu Wei Fenghe defense ministers graft reprieve sentenced to death Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping 2026-04-3 024989518adeab9e7289e740f0afb5b7f7a59bae /feed/2026/04/3/the-central-commission-for-discipline-inspection-announces-that-former-party-secretary-of-xinjiang-ma-xingrui-is-under-i The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announces that former Party Secretary of Xinjiang Ma Xingrui is under investigation over suspected "serious violation of law and discipline", becoming the third member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party to be investigated by the commission. 1775230342 2026-04-3 f1038cf287ec488b674eb6eb3e882c0952b788c3 27 Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping Chinese 2 /feed/2026/04/3/the-central-commission-for-discipline-inspection-of-china-announces-that-former-party-secretary-of-xinjiang-ma-xingrui-i The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of China announces that former Party Secretary of Xinjiang Ma Xingrui is under investigation over suspected "serious violation of law and discipline", becoming the third member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party to be investigated by the commission. 2026-03-25 c3fa1c60bef192bc9c0d03c41d75e0f9cbd31d91 38 Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping Chinese reprieve sentenced to death 4 /feed/2026/03/25/a-chinese-court-sentences-former-aviation-industry-corporation-chairperson-tan-ruisong-to-death-with-a-two-year-reprieve A Chinese court sentences former Aviation Industry Corporation chairperson Tan Ruisong to death with a two-year reprieve after convicting him of corruption-related offenses, including bribery, embezzlement, and insider trading, during his tenure as chairperson. 2026-02-6 e18bc44dff02cb1e72b541934c348e5786d38086 /feed/2026/02/6/china-overturns-the-capital-punishment-for-canadian-citizen-robert-lloyd-schellenberg-after-he-was-detained-on-drug-traf China overturns the capital punishment for Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberg after he was detained on drug trafficking charges in 2014. 1770470294 2026-02-6 1a0c0c3b68d9cfab345a8d3d8c325ffe4583cc75 27 Chinese sentenced to death 2 /feed/2026/02/6/china-overturns-the-death-sentence-of-canadian-citizen-robert-lloyd-schellenberg-after-he-was-detained-on-drug-trafficki China overturns the death sentence of Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberg after he was detained on drug trafficking charges in 2014. 2026-01-24 f1263af34065b8046fd26e476f229b0401026e3f 17 Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping Chinese 2 /feed/2026/01/24/the-chinese-defense-ministry-announces-that-central-military-commission-vice-chairman-zhang-youxia-and-the-commission-s The Chinese defense ministry announces that Central Military Commission vice chairman Zhang Youxia and the commission's chief of staff Liu Zhenli have been placed under investigation over suspected violations of discipline. 2025-09-29 0de6aa1b150bab87c72d09fcb92e11269b5d8df7 /feed/2025/09/29/the-intermediate-people-s-court-in-wenzhou-zhejiang-province-china-sentences-eleven-people-including-three-from-a-po The intermediate people's court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, sentences eleven people, including three from a powerful family in Kokang, Myanmar, to death for running an illegal gambling and scamming crime syndicate. The court also sentences twelve other people to prison sentences between five and 24 years. 1759198778 2025-09-29 90d5e87945b7a6d7d42ea4e707f7328b90c106f7 27 Chinese sentenced to death 2 /feed/2025/09/29/the-intermediate-people-s-court-in-wenzhou-zhejiang-province-china-sentences-11-people-including-three-from-a-powerf The intermediate people's court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, sentences 11 people, including three from a powerful family in Kokang, Myanmar, to death for murder, running an illegal gambling and scamming crime syndicate. The court also sentences 12 other people to prison sentences between five and 24 years. 2025-09-28 b74434634fcd534527ab1cb20707dd265fb0f30d 15 Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping Chinese reprieve sentenced to death 4 /feed/2025/09/28/former-chinese-agriculture-minister-tang-renjian-is-sentenced-to-death-with-a-two-year-reprieve-for-accepting-bribes-wor Former Chinese agriculture minister Tang Renjian is sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes worth more than ¥268 million (US$37.6 million) between 2007 and 2024. 2025-09-16 466b4340cd503340b116f1d4cf954ac265d9cdc1 21 Chinese 1 /feed/2025/09/16/china-s-coast-guard-reports-that-a-datu-cabaylo-class-multi-mission-offshore-vessel-of-the-philippine-fisheries-bureau China's coast guard reports that a "Datu Cabaylo"-class multi-mission offshore vessel of the Philippine fisheries bureau rammed a Chinese coast guard vessel near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, while the Philippines say Chinese ships used water cannons that damaged the Filipino vessel and injured a crew member. 2025-08-22 97a825d730cc914ac75f6fef4f4bff6d75d3945a 13 Chinese 1 /feed/2025/08/22/a-part-of-the-under-construction-jianzha-yellow-river-bridge-collapses-into-the-yellow-river-on-the-border-of-jainca-cou A part of the under-construction Jianzha Yellow River Bridge collapses into the Yellow River on the border of Jainca County, Qinghai, China, killing twelve people and leaving four others missing. 2025-05-1 92921ca2ff3a98b8fd754c5511c4f7a0903dfaf4 10 Chinese 1 /feed/2025/05/1/seven-people-including-six-italian-and-chinese-nationals-are-killed-and-at-least-sixteen-others-are-injured-some-seve Seven people, including six Italian and Chinese nationals, are killed and at least sixteen others are injured, some severely, when a truck and a van collide and catch fire on U.S. Route 20 near Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, United States. 2025-01-20 7753762ea6f23c5f7537c58ca269a88be246a5ee /feed/2025/01/20/china-executes-the-perpetrator-of-the-november-2024-car-attack-in-zhuhai-which-left-35-people-dead China executes the perpetrator of the November 2024 car attack in Zhuhai which left 35 people dead. 1737371581 2025-01-20 b183667a22e006097cea0ce5a02c347f503f7488 15 Chinese sentenced to death 2 /feed/2025/01/20/china-executes-the-perpetrators-of-the-2024-zhuhai-car-attack-and-the-2024-wuxi-stabbing-attack China executes the perpetrators of the 2024 Zhuhai car attack and the 2024 Wuxi stabbing attack. /feed/2026/05/7/former-chinese-defense-ministers-li-shangfu-and-wei-fenghe-are-both-sentenced-to-death-with-a-two-year-reprieve-followin BBC News 7 c425271c0bce1eb830d131afc7339fb9205c6132 5 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypjx383j2o 2026 Politico 7 f004b37eea856dee82bb4a378ca0a19e2489ba91 5 https://www.politico.eu/article/china-sentences-two-former-ministers-to-suspended-death-penalty/ 2026 Former Chinese defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe are both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve following their convictions on graft charges.