Sri Lanka, Sept. 28 -- Tang Renjian, China's former minister of agriculture and rural affairs, was sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery at a court in Jilin province on Sunday (Sep 28), according to state news agency Xinhua.

Tang took bribes, including cash and property worth over 268 million yuan (US$37.6 million), in various positions held from 2007 to 2024, Xinhua said.

The Changchun Intermediate People's Court suspended his death sentence for two years, noting he had confessed to his crimes, it added.

China's Communist Party (CCP) expelled Tang in November 2024, six months after he was placed under investigation by the anti-graft watchdog and removed from his post.

Tang's investigation was unusually swift and followed simil...