He was Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of Lengshuitan in July 1997, but having held the position for only two years.
[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.