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Former Chinese aerospace executive handed suspended death sentence over corruption

By Thomson Reuters Mar 25, 2026 | 4:19 AM

(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)