New Delhi, July 7 -- A former economic development official in the eastern Chinese city called Nanjing was on Monday sentenced to death for taking bribes worth around $325 million over a period of three decades.

The official, Yang Youlin, was convicted of embezzlement as well, along with misappropriation of public funds, offering bribes, misusing his government office, and also money laundering. His case is being called one of the most dramatic corruption cases in recent years in China.

Youlin was investigated as a part of President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, which some critics have claimed to target his political opponents.

As per a statement by the the Changzhou Intermediate People's Court, Youlin was paid the bribes in e...