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Death Penalty for China’s Top Corrupt Official | Dover News
A former Nanjing economic official, Yang Youlin, has been sentenced to death for accepting over $325 million in bribes and embezzling assets worth $2.2 billion over three decades — a shocking case emblematic of President Xi’s anti-corruption campaign, which some see as both house-cleaning and political reckoning. Convicted for trading favors for cash in land deals and business projects, Yang expressed remorse in court while facing asset forfeiture. He joins a growing list of high-profile officials executed for corruption, including Lai Xiaomin and Li Jianping, underscoring China’s…
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