Former Chinese Aerospace Executive Handed Suspended Death Sentence Over Corruption

(Corrects to ⁠say “suspended ⁠death ⁠sentence”, not “life ​sentence” in ‌headline)

BEIJING, March ‌25 – ⁠The former ⁠chairman of Aviation Industry ​Corporation of ​China, Tan Ruisong, ⁠was sentenced ⁠to ⁠death with a ​two-year reprieve ​over ⁠corruption, state-run Xinhua ⁠news agency reported on Wednesday.

The former ⁠aerospace defence executive was expelled from the ruling Communist Party ⁠for corruption in February 205.

(Beijing Newsroom, Editing ​by Louise ​Heavens)

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