Death Sentence for Corruption: A Rare but Meaningless Gesture? The recent sentencing of Yang Youlin, a former local official, to death over corruption charges has sent shockwaves through China's anti graft movement.
However, the rarity of such sentences highlights the systemic failures that allow graft to flourish. Yang allegedly accepted over 2.
2 billion yuan ($324 million) in bribes during his tenure as executive deputy director of Nanjing Development Zone's administrative committee.