China sentences former defence industry regulator to 10 years for graft, influence peddling

BEIJING — A Chinese court on Wednesday (Aug 5) sentenced Zhang Jianhua, a former deputy director of its defence industry regulator, to 10 years in prison for bribery in part of a wider anti-graft shake-up in China's defence sector and military.From 2008 to 2025, Zhang illegally took in over 55 million yuan (S$10.4 million) during his tenure at the State...