China sets death penalty threshold in graft cases

Corruption cases involving three million yuan (US$463,000) or more may incur the death penalty in future, Chinese authorities ruled Monday, signalling that officials could be executed for graft. Under President Xi Jinping the country has waged a much-publicised anti-corruption campaign vowing to target both powerful “tigers” and low-level “flies”, but no Communist Party official is … Continue reading China sets death penalty threshold in graft cases