Overview

• The Intermediate People’s Court of Changchun in Jilin announced the verdict against the former agriculture minister.
• Authorities said he accepted more than ¥268 million (about US$38 million) in bribes between 2007 and 2024.
• The punishment includes lifelong revocation of political rights, confiscation of all personal assets, and recovery of illicit gains to the state treasury.
• The death sentence carries a two-year suspension that could be commuted to life imprisonment if court conditions are met, such as restitution and cooperation.
• Tang confessed and expressed remorse as state media framed the case within the ongoing anticorruption drive, which critics argue also serves political ends.