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China Just Jailed its Justice Minister for Life
Fronts Staff • February 17, 2026
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China’s former Justice Minister Tang Yijun was sentenced to life in prison for corruption—but was it just bribery, or part of Xi Jinping’s sweeping power purge reshaping China’s political elite?
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