 In June 2001, he was appointed the Mayor of the city of Yulin, Guangxi and the Party Vice-Secretary of Yulin, he remained in that position until May 2003, when he was transferred to Hezhou and appointed the Party Secretary of Hezhou.In January 2008, Li was elevated to the Vice-Chairman of the Guangxi Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.On July 6, 2013, state media announced that Li was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China for "serious violations of laws and regulations".