Xiang Lili

Chinese politician

Xiang Lili
向力力

Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial People's Congress
In office January 2018 – July 2019
Chairman	Du Jiahao
Vice-Governor of Hunan
In office May 2016 – January 2018
Governor	Du Jiahao→Xu Dazhe
Secretary-General of Hunan
In office April 2015 – December 2016
Preceded by	Dai Daojin
Succeeded by	Yang Guangrong
Communist Party Secretary of Chenzhou
In office December 2011 – April 2015
Preceded by	Dai Daojin
Succeeded by	Yi Pengfei
Mayor of Chenzhou
In office August 2008 – December 2011
Preceded by	Dai Daojin
Succeeded by	Qu Hai

Personal details
Born	September 1962 (age 61) Hengdong County, Hunan, China
Political party	Communist Party of China (expelled; November 1984-September 2019)
Alma mater	Xiangtan University Hunan University

Xiang Lili (Chinese: 向力力; pinyin: Xiàng Lìlì; born September 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Hunan. As of May 2019 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial People's Congress. Prior to that, he was vice-governor of Hunan (2016-2018), secretary general of Hunan (2015-2016), mayor and party chief of Chenzhou (2008-2015), head of Hunan Provincial Commerce Department (2008-2008), and vice-mayor and executive vice-mayor of Changsha (1998-2007).

Education

Xiang was born in Hengdong County, Hunan, in September 1962. His father once served as magistrate of Hedong County.^[1] After the resumption of college entrance examination, in September 1979, he was accepted to Xiangtan University, where he majored in history.^[1]

Career

After graduating in July 1983, he was dispatched to the government of his home-county. In May 1986, he was transferred to Shenzhen, a newly established special economic zone, and appointed director of the Shenzhen Office of Hunan Provincial People's Government. In December 1988, he was transferred to Changsha, capital of Hunan province, and appointed secretary of Secretariat of General Office of CPC Hunan Provincial Committee. He was deputy party chief of Lengshuitan in July 1997, but having held the position for only two years. In September 1993, he was transferred to Changsha again and appointed secretary general of CPC Changsha Municipal Committee. After a year as party chief of the West District of Changsha, he was appointed party chief of newly established Yuelu District in July 1996. In June 1998 he became vice-mayor of Changsha, and then executive vice-mayor, in September 2006. In November 2007 he became the deputy head of Hunan Provincial Commerce Department, rising to the head position the next year. He served as deputy party chief of Chenzhou in August 2008, and three years later promoted to the party chief position. He became secretary general of Hunan in April 2015, and concurrently served as vice-governor in May 2016.^[2] He was vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial People's Congress in January 2018, a position he held for only a year.^[3]

Investigation

On May 17, 2019, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[4]^[5] He expelled from the Communist Party of China and removed from public office on 7 September. He was detained on 23 September.^[6] On June 12, 2020, the court found Xiang guilty on all counts, including consorting with some private enterprise owners and using his power and influence to seek benefits for them, trading power for money unscrupulously, accepting a huge amount of money and gifts, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison.^[7] The court also confiscated six million yuan of his personal assets and ordered him to hand in money gained from bribes.^[8]^[9]

Xiang had a long-term working relationship with Qin Guangrong beginning in 1991, sharing stints in Lingling and Changsha.^[10] Just a week before Xiang Lili's stepped down, Qin Guangrong, former party chief of Yunnan, turned himself in to the government and was placed under investigation.^[11]

Personal life

Xiang has a younger brother named Xiang Mingming (向明明), who is a businessman.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 家族腐败害全家！来看秦光荣“腐败世交”如何持续数十年. Sohu (in Chinese). 19 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ Yi Yi (伊一) (27 May 2016). 向力力任湖南省副省长(图简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ Yi Yi (伊一) (28 January 2018). 湖南新一届省人大常委会主任、副主任简历(主任杜家毫). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ Xinhua (17 May 2019). "Provincial legislator under investigation". Chinadaily. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ 湖南省人大常委会副主任向力力接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Former senior provincial legislator arrested for bribery". Chinadaily.com. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ Zhang Yangfei (12 June 2020). "Hunan official given 15-year sentence for bribery". Chinadaily. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ "Former senior provincial legislator sentenced for bribery". Xinhuanet.com. 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ Sun Shuoqing (孙溯清) (12 June 2020). 湖南省人大常委会原副主任向力力受贿案一审宣判. court.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ He Qiang (何强) (18 May 2019). 副部老虎被“秒杀”，是投案正部秦光荣老下属. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ “霸蛮”向力力的家族腐败. Sohu (in Chinese). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

Government offices
Preceded by Mao Xubao (毛叙保)	Head of Hunan Provincial Commerce Department 2008-2008	Succeeded by Liu Jie (刘捷)
Preceded by Dai Daojin	Mayor of Chenzhou 2008-2011	Succeeded by Qu Hai (瞿海)
Preceded by Dai Daojin	Secretary General of Hunan 2015-2016	Succeeded by Yang Guangrong (杨光荣)
Party political offices
Preceded by Position established	Communist Party Secretary of Yuelu District 1995-1998	Succeeded by Xie Jianhui (谢建辉)
Preceded by Dai Daojin	Communist Party Secretary of Chenzhou 2011-2015	Succeeded by Yi Pengfei

Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping (2017–2022)

Campaign oversight

Xi Jinping (Central Committee General Secretary)
Zhao Leji (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary; Central Leading Group for Inspection Work Leader)
Yang Xiaodu (National Supervisory Commission Director)
Zhang Shengmin (Military Discipline Secretary)

Implicated people
(full list)

Central Committee members	Fu Zhenghua Liu Shiyu Nur Bekri Shen Deyong Qin Guangrong Yang Jing Zhao Zhengyong
Central Committee alternate members	Cao Guangjing Chen Gang Li Jia Li Shixiang Xiao Yaqing
Central organs and State-owned enterprises	Cao Guangjing Cao Yaofeng Gao Weidong He Xingxiang Hu Huaibang Hu Wenming Lai Xiaomin Li Guohua Li Ningping Li Xinhua Li Qingkui Liu Baohua Lu Wei Mao Qingguo Sheng Guangzu Sun Bo Tian Huiyu Wang An Wang Bin Wang Dengfen [zh] Wu Zhen Yin Jiaxu Yuan Renguo Zhang Shaochun Zhou Mengbo
Officials of Provincial-ministerial rank¹ (incl. sub-provincial)	Ai Wenli Bai Xiangqun Cai Esheng Cao Guangjing Chen Guoqiang Chen Jiadong Chen Rugui Dong Hong Feng Xinzhu Gan Rongkun Gong Jianhua Hao Chunrong Hu Yifeng Huang Yi Ji Xiangqi Li Jia Li Jiexiang Li Jinzao Jin Suidong Li Qian Li Wei Li Wenxi Li Yihuang Li Zefeng [zh] Liu Guoqiang Liu Hongwu Liu Jun Liu Qiang Liu Xinyun Liu Yanping Ma Ming Meng Hongwei Meng Yongshan Miao Ruilin Peng Yuxing Qian Yin'an Qiu Daming Pu Bo Ren Hua Shangguan Jiqing Sheng Guangzu Shi Wenqing Song Liang Song Taiping Song Xibin Sun Guoxiang Sun Lijun Tong Daochi Wang Dawei Wang Erzhi Wang Fuyu Wang Like Wang Minghui Wang Tie Wang Xiaoguang Wang Yong Wei Chuanzhong Wen Guodong Xiang Lili Xiao Yaqing Xiao Yi Xie Jilai Xing Yun Xu Guang Xue Heng Yang Fulin Yang Keqin Yu Luming Yun Gongmin Yun Guangzhong Zhang Bencai Zhang He Zeng Zhiquan Zhang Jian Zhang Jiehui Zhang Jinghua Zhang Maocai Zhang Qi Zhang Wufeng Zhang Xinqi Zhang Yongze Zhang Zhinan Zhou Huachen Zhou Jiangyong
Military generals²	Meng Zhongkang Qian Weiping Rao Kaixun Xu Xianghua
Officials at Prefecture-level rank¹ or below	An Zhengyu Cao Jiongfang Chen Jian Chen Jiming Chen Sanxin Dai Xianghui Fu Tiegang Gao Hongbin Gao Hongzhi Gao Weidong Gong Wusheng Guo An He Jian Han Dongyan Hu Zhiqiang Li Chenghui Li Jianguo Li Jianping Li Xinyuan Li Yuecheng Liu Hesheng Liu Hushan Liu Jifu Liu Shihe Luan Kejun Pan Qisheng Meng Wei Wangdui Wang Jianfeng Wei Hongguang Xiang Hongqiong Xu Liqun Yan Chunfeng Yan Ganhui Yang Sitao Yang Weiguo Yang Yiwen Zhang Lingping Zhao Deguang Zhao Jingbo Zhao Yingyun Zheng Yajun Zhu Zhongkui
Business and media	Wu Xiaohui Ye Jianming

^PB Former member of the Politburo; ^PLA Also a military official; ^CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates
¹For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China;
²Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.