A Chinese court has sentenced Tang Renjian, the country’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, to death with a two-year reprieve after finding him guilty of massive bribery.
The Changchun Intermediate People’s Court in Jilin province ruled on Sunday that Tang abused his positions between 2007 and 2024, taking advantage of his authority to help others with business operations, project contracts, and job placements. In return, he received cash and property worth more than 268 million yuan (about $37.5 million), according to state-run Xinhua News Agency.
The court said Tang confessed to his crimes, which was considered in suspending the immediate execution. Under Chinese law, such suspended death sentences are often commuted to life imprisonment if the convict shows good behavior.
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Tang’s fall was swift. He was placed under investigation in May 2024 by the Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog, removed from his ministerial post months later, and expelled from the Party in November. His case follows similar probes into senior officials, including former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe.
Before his appointment as agriculture minister, Tang served as governor of Gansu province from 2017 to 2020.
President Xi Jinping has repeatedly called corruption the “biggest threat” to the Communist Party. Since launching his sweeping anti-graft campaign, dozens of high-ranking officials in government, the military, and state enterprises have faced prosecution.
Tang’s sentencing underscores the campaign’s reach and Xi’s insistence on ensuring Party officials remain, in his words, “absolutely loyal, pure, and reliable.”
