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News on China in 2025
DECEMBER 26, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS CHILDREN
A man was sentenced to death for tricking his two children into drinking pesticide, causing their deaths, the Zunyi Intermediate People's Court in Guizhou province said on December 26, 2025.
DECEMBER 11, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN IN HEBEI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
A man in north China's Hebei Province was sentenced to death for killing his wife, a local court announced on December 9, 2025
DECEMBER 9, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER EXECUTIVE OF FINANCIAL FIRM EXECUTED FOR BRIBERY
China on December 9, 2025 executed Bai Tianhui, former general manager of China Huarong International Holdings Limited, after he was convicted of bribery.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FIVE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN NORTHERN MYANMAR CRIMINAL GANG SENTENCED TO DEATH
Five members of a 21-person family-run syndicate based in northern Myanmar were sentenced to death by a Chinese court on November 4, 2025 for multiple charges
- NOVEMBER 3, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MUM BY RUNNING HER OVER WITH CAR IN INSURANCE FRAUD
A 23-year-old man in China was sentenced to death for killing his mother, surnamed Xu, in a staged road accident, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on November 2, 2025.
OCTOBER 15, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER INNER MONGOLIA LEGISLATOR SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
Wang Bo, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes exceeding 449 million yuan ($62.88 million), a court in Hubei provin
OCTOBER 1, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER SENIOR POLITICAL ADVISER IN GUIZHOU SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BRIBERY
A former senior political adviser in Guizhou province, Chen Yan, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on September 29, 2025 for taking bribes, Xinhua News Agency reported.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES 11 MEMBERS OF MAFIA FAMILY TO DEATH
A Chinese court on September 29, 2025 sentenced to death 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, according to Chinese state media.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EX-AGRICULTURE MINISTER SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE FOR HUGE BRIBES
Tang Renjian, former minister of agriculture and rural affairs, has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery, a court in Changchun, Jilin province, announced on September 28, 2025.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FOUR DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN INFANT KIDNAPPING CASE
The Tai'an Intermediate People's Court in Shandong province handed down sentences on September 19, 2025 for four defendants in a child trafficking case, with two receiving life imprisonment and one the death penalty.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER OFFICIAL OF MINISTRY SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH TWO-YEAR REPRIEVE FOR LEAKING STATE SECRETS
China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on September 4, 2025 revealed that a former official of a state ministry was lured into befriending a spy, then blackmailed using compromising information, ultimately leading to his conviction for espionage and a d
AUGUST 27, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER HAINAN SENIOR OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
Liu Xingtai, a former senior official from Hainan province was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on for accepting bribes totaling more than 316 million yuan ($43.4 million), a court announced on August 26, 2025.
- JULY 24, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE ENTERTAINER ZHANG YIYANG EXECUTED FOR MURDERING 16-YEAR-OLD GIRLFRIEND
Chinese entertainer Zhang Yiyang, accused of murdering his 16-year-old girlfriend in 2022, was executed on December 18 in 2024, according to a detailed investigation report recently released by the Intermediate People's Court of Xianyang in North Shaanxi
- JULY 9, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER SENIOR POLITICAL ADVISOR OF XINJIANG HANDED DEATH SENTENCE WITH REPRIEVE FOR BRIBERY
Dou Wangui, a former senior political advisor of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, was sentenced on July 7, 2025 to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes.
- JUNE 23, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER NATIONAL POLITICAL ADVISER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
Liu Yuejin, a former national political adviser, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes of more than 121 million yuan ($16.83 million), a court in Fujian province announced on June 23, 2025.
- MAY 20, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EX-POLITICAL ADVISER GETS SUSPENDED DEATH PENALTY
Han Yong, a former senior national political adviser, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on May 19, 2025 for accepting bribes, a court in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region announced.
- MAY 19, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER CHIP BOSS GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE IN CORRUPTION CASE
A Chinese court handed Zhao Weiguo, the former chairman of semiconductor firm Tsinghua Unigroup, a suspended death sentence on May 14, 2025 after he was found guilty of corruption and embezzlement, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
MAY 17, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 3 MEN CONVICTED OF RAPING MINORS EXECUTED
Three sex offenders convicted of sexually assaulting minors were executed in China on May 15, 2025, according to an official statement from the Supreme People's Court (SPC), the country's highest court.
- APRIL 23, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA GIVES SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE TO FORMER XINJIANG OFFICIAL FOR CORRUPTION
Li Pengxin, a former senior official of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes totaling more than 822 million yuan ($112 million), according to a verdict on April 22, 2025.
- APRIL 22, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN WHO STABBED JAPANESE CHILD TO DEATH EXECUTED
A Chinese man convicted of fatally stabbing a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen, southern China, in September has been executed, a diplomatic source said on April 21, 2025.
- APRIL 17, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SCHOOL BUS STOP MURDERER EXECUTED
A Chinese man convicted of killing a Chinese woman and injuring two Japanese nationals in a knife attack at a school bus stop near Shanghai last year was executed, Japanese government officials said April 17, 2025.
APRIL 7, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: POSTGRADUATE STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR POISONING ROOMMATES
Zhou Liren, a postgraduate student at Xiangtan University in Hunan province, was sentenced to death and life-long deprivation of political rights on April 7, 2025 for poisoning his two roommates' food, killing one of them, according to the Xiangtan Interm
MARCH 27, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: METHAMPHETAMINE PRODUCER EXECUTED AFTER MASSIVE BATCH SEIZURE
The Intermediate People's Court of China’s Linyang City has confirmed the execution of a death sentence for a man convicted of producing and trafficking 200 kg of methamphetamine, Caliber.az reported on March 23, 2025.
- MARCH 20, 2025CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTED FOUR CANADIANS FOR DRUG CRIMES, SAYS OTTAWA
Four Canadians were executed in China on drug-related charges earlier this year, Canadian authorities confirmed on March 19, 2025.
MARCH 19, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EX-ENGINEER TO BE EXECUTED FOR SPYING
A former Chinese engineer has been sentenced to death for leaking state secrets to a foreign power, Beijing's spy agency said on March 18, 2025.
MARCH 1, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR ABDUCTING, TRAFFICKING 17 CHILDREN
Yu Huaying, the woman convicted of abducting and trafficking 17 children, was executed on February 28, 2025, according to a court statement.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR EX-HUARONG EXECUTIVE IN BRIBERY CASE
A Chinese court on February 24, 2025 upheld the death sentence for Bai Tianhui, former general manager of China Huarong International Holdings
- FEBRUARY 23, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF ICBC SENTENCED TO DEATH
Zhang Hongli, former vice-president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for the crime of accepting bribes by a court in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, on February 19, 2025.
- FEBRUARY 18, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EX-JIANGSU LEGISLATOR SENTENCED FOR CORRUPTION
A former senior legislator in eastern China's Jiangsu province was given a suspended death sentence for taking bribes, abusing his power and illegally trading landuse rights, a court in the central province of Hubei announced on February 17, 2025.
- JANUARY 28, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SEPARATE DEADLY KNIFE ATTACKS
Two men were sentenced to death on January 24, 2025 for separate deadly stabbings in China.