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China jails retired defence tech overseer for 10 years in US$6.3m corruption case

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Former senior Chinese defence official Zhang Jianhua has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for accepting over 43 million yuan, equivalent to US$6.3 million, in bribes.

Zhang, who previously served as the deputy head of China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, was convicted as part of an ongoing anti-corruption campaign sweeping through the country's military sector.

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