1 Intermediate People’s Court issued the life sentence for... BEIJING—A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a onetime powerful senior official to life in prison for corruption and other crimes, winding down a series of high-profile cases that have defined President Xi Jinping’s popular anticorruption drive. At Monday’s hearing, the court convicted Ling Jihua, a close aide to now-retired President Hu Jintao, on charges of taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abuse of power, state media reported. The Tianjin No.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 04, 2016 13:30 UTC