Gansu Li started his career working as a
mishu in the publicity department of the
CCP Gansu Provincial Committee in 1982. In 1985, he became a
mishu in the office of the Gansu Party Secretary
Li Ziqi. Li commenced his tenure at the provincial organization department of Gansu in 1986 as an official, subsequently ascending to deputy division head in 1987 and division chief in 1990, remaining in that position until 1995. Li was designated as the Party Secretary of
Xigu District in the provincial capital of
Lanzhou in 1995, thereafter assuming the role of director of the provincial organization department in 1996. In 1999, he became the Deputy Party Secretary of Lanzhou, and was later appointed as the Party secretary of
Zhangye prefecture in 2001. In 2004, during his tenure in Zhangye, Li attended a four-month mid-career training program offered by the
Central Party School. In 2004, he briefly became the secretary-general of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee for a few months. In October 2017, he was elected as an alternate of the
17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party after
17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. In 2008, he enrolled in the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University in Beijing, gaining a
Master of Business Administration via part-time studies in 2011.
Liaoning On 5 May 2014, he was transferred again to
Liaoning province in
Northeast China, and was appointed Acting
Governor and Deputy Party secretary of the province, replacing outgoing governor
Chen Zhenggao. He was confirmed by the provincial legislature as governor later that year and served as governor until 8 May 2015. On 4 May 2015, he succeeded
Wang Min as Party Secretary of Liaoning, becoming first-in-charge of the province. Li was then the
18th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party, served as a full member of the
19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and currently serves as a full member of the
20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. During his tenure, Li was responsible for overseeing Guangdong's response to the
COVID-19 pandemic. During a conference about promoting the
Greater Bay Area in February 2022, Li urged cadres to give priority building
Qianhai and
Hengqin, two border areas which were selected as pilot testing zones in areas such as finance and technology. He also called for attracting global talent, and deepening cooperation with Hong Kong and Macau in areas such as infrastructure, COVID-19, people-to-people exchange and technology. In response to heavy rains in southern China in May 2022, Li held a meeting urging officials to be vigilant and ensuring food supply and disaster aid.
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection In October 2022, following the first plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Li was appointed to the 20th
Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Li also succeeded
Zhao Leji as
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Following his ascension to the
Politburo Standing Committee, Li was succeeded by
Huang Kunming on October 28, 2022, as the Party Secretary of Guangdong. In March 2023, the CCDI announced a round of self-inspection, which Li called an "important political task" to ensure its power is not abused. He called on cadres to "clean up, rectify and purify the organization" and take "most powerful measures and most decisive action". In the same month, the CCDI started an investigation campaign in the
China Investment Corporation, the
China Development Bank, the
Agricultural Development Bank of China, the
China Everbright Group and the
People's Insurance Company of China, which Li said would solve outstanding issues in the financial industry. On 1 September 2023, Li gave a keynote address at the 11th National Congress of Returned Overseas Chinese and Their Relatives, where he called on overseas Chinese to "resolutely oppose independence and promote reunification" with Taiwan. He praised overseas Chinese for various contributions to China, called on them to join achieving the CCP's
second centenary goals, and described them as a bridge between China and their countries of residence. In October 2023, the
2023 Belt and Road Forum convened in Beijing, where Li Xi engaged with
President Ruto of Kenya, Prime Minister
Kakar of Pakistan, and President
Khürelsükh of Mongolia, who attended the forum, to discuss enhancing anti-corruption collaboration among China,
Kenya,
Pakistan, and
Mongolia. Same month, Li called on investigations to five departments: the
Ministry of Science and Technology, the
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the
State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and the
State Tobacco Monopoly Administration – as well as 26
state-owned enterprises, and said the CCDI would strengthen supervision of department and SOE heads, as well as increase collaboration with audit, financial, statistics, petition and other departments. Li attended the
Group of 77 summit in
Havana, Cuba later in the month, the highest-ranking delegation of China to the summit in years. During the summit, Li said China wanted to work with developing countries to make global governance fairer, also saying "certain countries" imposed unilateral sanctions that damaged the
Global South. Li also visited Brazil and Egypt. In November 2023, he met with
Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam Chairman
Trần Cẩm Tú, where they promised to increase cooperation in anti-corruption. Li delivered a work report of the CCDI in January 2024, which promised anti-corruption work both in China and overseas. It said CCDI would target "unhealthy practices and corruption" in rural revitalization, ensure anti-corruption work within the
Belt and Road Initiative, and ensure political security and "show no mercy to those who form political gangs, cliques and interest groups". Li visited Kenya in November 2024, where he met with Kenyan President
William Ruto, who revealed there were advanced discussions on China financing the Rironi-Mau Summit road. In the same month, addressing anti-corruption checks in villages by the CCDI, Li called them necessary to remove "misconduct and corruption that occur on people’s doorsteps". In July 2025, Li held a CCDI Standing Committee meeting, calling for a crackdown on fraud in scientific research funding. He said China must create a good environment for development, and that it must "resolutely crack down on corruption that abuses project management authority to accept bribes, or colludes to embezzle research funds". On 24 February 2026,
Cai Qi convened a meeting in Beijing with Li Xi to start a campaign to urge officials to correct any deviations from the "correct" line in their own duties and in assessments of their subordinates. == Notes ==