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Requested move 24 January 2026

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The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 04:30, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

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Li Xi (politician) → Li Xi – Seems to be by far the most prominent Li Xi. The Account 2 (talk) 10:08, 24 January 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Vestrian24Bio 10:07, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

• Support, seems to be PRIMARYTOPIC.--Ortizesp (talk) 19:48, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
• Comment. Not sure. The Tang Dynasty chancellor also looks pretty notable. But if not considered primary topic, this article needs to be renamed back to Li Xi (politician, born 1956) (from where it was moved without discussion by the proposer in 2022), as incomplete disambiguation with Li Xi (politician, born 1962). -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:10, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Biography/Politics and government, WikiProject China, and WikiProject Biography have been notified of this discussion. Vestrian24Bio 10:09, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

• Support. Long-term significance is hard to judge here. Normally I'd rank a head of government (Tang chancellor) above a party functionary. However, the Tang chancellor was merely one of several (I believe four?) chancellors and only served for about a year before being killed. On the other hand, this Li Xi is one of the most powerful officials in China and held three top-level provincial roles before his current posting. Thus this Li Xi surpasses the chancellor on long-term significance (and, obviously, in the number of times mentioned in sources) and I'd support a move on that basis. Toadspike [Talk] 17:46, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

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GA review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Li Xi/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: The Account 2 (talk · contribs) 20:48, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Kisseran (talk · contribs) 07:33, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Hi! I'll take this one as well while I'm at it.

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

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Seems good overall, with only minor comments. Some parts of the article feel like they go a little bit too much into the laundry list style, but given the nature of the topic I think that's inevitable.

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, grammar, and understandability): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   See below

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.

   a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

   See spot check below. Earwig turns up no concerns.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   Only one infobox image, which is is freely licensed

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Spot check

This table lists 8 random passages from throughout the article (27.6% of 29 total passages). These passages contain 8 inline citations (21.6% of 37 in the article). Generated with the Veracity user script. Kisseran (talk) 07:33, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Reference #	Letter	Source	Archive	Status	Notes
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.
1	b	brookings.edu		Y	Everything checks out. Only question is whether it is appropriate to retroactively call a propaganda department a publicity department.
In May 2011, Li Xi was transferred to the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Minister of the Organization Department. In April 2013, he was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee and became the deputy of then Municipal Party Secretary Han Zheng.
4		m.thepaper.cn	web.archive.org	Y
On 4 May 2015, he succeeded Wang Min as Party Secretary of Liaoning, becoming first-in-charge of the province.
10		news.ifeng.com		N	This is a really silly one, because the report was published on May 4 but says 日前，中共中央决定. I think you'd be fine just saying May.
During his tenure, Li was responsible for overseeing Guangdong's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
12		scmp.com		*	The source just says that he was visible in overseeing it, not that he was necessarily responsible for it.
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.
16		news.cn		N	The source does not verify the first sentence.
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.
24		economist.com		N	The source does not mention the rank of the delegation or compare it to previous years.
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.
29		scmp.com		Y
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".
30		scmp.com		Y

Prose

• In the lead, perhaps add a sentence or so explaining what the CCDI is / why it is important.

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• enrolled in the Northwest Normal University to receive undergraduate education in Chinese language and literature → enrolled as an undergraduate in Northwest Normal University to study Chinese language and literature

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• later 1982 → later the same year

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• commenced → began

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• was the center of the Chinese Communist Revolution from late 1935 to early 1947 after the Long March → had been the center of the Chinese Communist Revolution from the end of the Long March, in late 1935, until early 1947

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• elected as an alternate — wikilink (if possible) or explain

 Done; it means alternate member. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• • Also, why is this under the Shaanxi header?

Alternate or full memberships are very important marks in the careers of local CCP officials, so it is meant to show Li Xi was a rising official. Also, I don't think there would be another place to put it. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• and became the deputy of then Municipal Party Secretary Han Zheng — obviously he was deputy secretary to the party secretary as deputy secretary, so only include if his relationship to Han Zheng was otherwise notable.

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• first-in-charge → the highest ranking official

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• people-to-people exchange — explain? I don't know what this is referring to

Tried to specify it a bit; people-to-people exchange is an actual term referring to promoting ties between the peoples of two countries (or in this context, two cities). I can try to change it if necessary. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• and ensuring → in ensuring

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• Following his ascension to the Politburo Standing Committee, Li was succeeded by Huang Kunming on October 28, 2022, as the Party Secretary of Guangdong. — one generally assumes that important political offices are not left vacant for extended periods of time

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• "resolutely oppose independence and promote reunification" with Taiwan → "resolutely oppose" the independence of Taiwan and "promote reunification"

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

• In the same month

 Done. The Account 2 (talk) 09:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Kisseran (talk) 07:33, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

@The Account 2: It seems like my comments have all been addressed. I've gone ahead and made some further copyedits, and I've done a follow-up small spot check to reaffirm the textual integrity of the references:

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Reference #	Letter	Source	Archive	Status	Notes
In 2004, Li was transferred to Shaanxi, where he became the secretary-general of the CCP Shaanxi Provincial Committee and a member of the Provincial Standing Committee. In 2006, Li became the Party secretary of Yan'an, which had been the center of the Chinese Communist Revolution from the end of the Long March, in late 1935, until early 1947.
1	c	brookings.edu		Y
3		books.google.com		N	There is nothing relevant to the sentences on the page listed, aside from broadly talking about corruption. This can again be simply removed.
In October 2023, the 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 to discuss anti-corruption collaboration between China, Kenya, Pakistan, and Mongolia.
21		news.cn
22		news.cn
23		mfa.gov.cn			Only this source actually discusses what Li Xi talked about. Of course it is natural to assume that he talked about anti-corruption, and only also natural to assume that he'd be talking about foreign collaboration with foreign leaders. If you modify to discuss anti-corruption collaboration between China, Kenya, Pakistan, and Mongolia to and discussed joint anti-corruption efforts then I think everything would be verified.

Kisseran (talk) 10:41, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Ok, addressed these concerns as well. The Account 2 (talk) 11:03, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Alright, I am ready to promote this to GA. Good work! Kisseran (talk) 11:05, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

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