But Liu also engaged in massive abuses of power – including accepting more than $10 million in bribes by the time he was arrested in 2011 – that resulted in significant economic losses for the state. His (suspended) death sentence should help to deter other officials from choosing the same path.
但刘志军大量滥用权力——包括2011年被捕时收受超过1亿美元贿赂——给国家造成了巨大经济损失。他的死缓判罚应该有助于威慑其他官员效而仿之。