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Former Aviation Chairman Sentenced to Death for Corruption

3/25/2026

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The court sentenced Tan Ruisong, former chairman of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, to death with a two-year reprieve on March 25, 2026.
The court found him guilty of embezzlement, bribery, insider trading, and leaking insider information, with gains exceeding 700 million yuan ($101.45 million).
The Communist Party expelled him in February 2025.
The court also stripped him of political rights for life and ordered confiscation of his assets.

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The court sentenced Tan Ruisong, former chairman of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, to death with a two-year reprieve on March 25, 2026.
The court found him guilty of embezzlement, bribery, insider trading, and leaking insider information, with gains exceeding 700 million yuan ($101.45 million).
The Communist Party expelled him in February 2025.
The court also stripped him of political rights for life and ordered confiscation of his assets.