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Tang Renjian, China’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, has been sentenced to a deferred death penalty for bribery in a court hearing in Jilin Province, according to the state news agency Xinhua. He received a two-year suspension of the death sentence, with the possibility of commutation, after admitting to his crimes.
Xinhua reported that Tang accepted bribes, including cash and property valued at more than 268 million yuan (approximately $37.6 million), during his tenure from 2007 to 2024. Following the investigation, China’s Communist Party expelled him in November 2024, just six months after he was placed under scrutiny by anti-corruption authorities and removed from his governmental position.
Since 2020, President Xi Jinping has led a crackdown targeting China’s internal security agencies—aiming to ensure that police officers, prosecutors, and judges demonstrate absolute loyalty, integrity, and dependability. Prior to his fall from grace, Tang served as governor of Gansu Province from 2017 to 2020 and then as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
In January, President Xi emphasized that corruption remains the most significant threat to China’s Communist Party and noted it continues to increase in prevalence.
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