China’s military court sentences two former defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption-related offences, according to Chinese state media. Reports say Wei is found guilty of accepting bribes and receives a death sentence with a two-year reprieve. They also say Li is found guilty of accepting and offering bribes and receives the same type of sentence. Multiple outlets describe the punishment as a suspended death term under Chinese law, which is typically commuted to life imprisonment after the reprieve period if conditions are met. The cases are presented as among the harshest penalties applied to senior figures in the Chinese military in years, and they are framed as part of President Xi Jinping’s broader anti-corruption and military-purge efforts that have targeted senior officials. Authorities also report that both men were removed from their posts after investigations and later expelled from the ruling Communist Party. The state media accounts do not provide specific details such as the amounts involved in the alleged bribes.