# Former Chinese official sentenced to death for accepting $39 million in bribes

https://mins.news/en/item/19120

- TASS, 2026-08-11 12:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2171429

> Former Chinese official Long Xiang has been sentenced to death for accepting bribes worth $39 million. He held senior government positions from 2009 through 2025. His posts included work in Nanjing, the administrative center of Jiangsu Province in eastern China. The case concerns bribery accumulated during his years in public service.