Chinese provincial chief given suspended death sentence for role in major corruption scandal

The former party chief of Shaanxi province has been given a suspended death sentence for his part in a major corruption scandal.Zhao Zhengyong, 69, was found guilty of receiving bribes of 717 million yuan (US$102 million) for approving construction projects, business operations and appointments to government jobs, according to the official website of the Tianjin No 1 Intermediate People’s Court, where his case was heard.The court said the scale of his corruption merited a death sentence but it…