Li Xi (; born December 1962) is a former Chinese politician from

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

province; he served as the executive vice mayor of Kunming and a member of the provincial capital's

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Early life

Li was born and raised in

Kunming Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...

, capital of

Career

He entered the workforce in July 1981 and joined the

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in October 1984. During his early years, he served in several posts in

Guandu District Guandu District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China. Geography Southwest China is ...

, including director of government office, deputy party chief and magistrate of Guanshang Town. Then he was promoted to become deputy party chief and mayor of

Anning Anning may refer to: Places *Anning, Yunnan (安宁市) city, China *Anning District Anning District () is one of 5 districts of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, Northwest China. It forms part of the urban core ...

, he was appointed party chief of Anning in April 2006, he remained in that position until July 2008, when he was transferred to

and appointed the executive vice-mayor, he was re-elected in June 2014.

Downfall

On October 21, 2014, the state media reported that he was being investigated by the

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for "serious violations of laws and regulations". On the afternoon of December 8, 2015, the Intermediate People's Court of Qujing in Yunnan province opened a trial session to hear the bribery case of Li Xi. Li Xi was accused of taking advantage of his position to seek benefits for others and illegally accepting other people's property for more than 18.27 million yuan ($ 2.88 million), 0.132 million U.S. dollar, 30,000 Euro, diamonds (diamonds worth 330 thousand yuan) and bullions (bullions worth 0.2766 million yuan).

References

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