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This article reports that two former Chinese defense ministers were given suspended death sentences for bribery, part of President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign within the military. It presents the legal actions as part of a broader effort to clean up the military leadership, though it notes these moves also strengthen Xi's control. The story relies on official sources and doesn't include independent verification or details about the trials, but it doesn't use overt manipulation—instead, it frames the purges as orderly and justified, which supports the official narrative.