Tan Li is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Sichuan and Hainan provinces.
16 Facts About Tan Li
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Tan Li was transferred to take charge of party propaganda in Hainan Province, then became Vice Governor of Hainan beginning in 2010.
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In 2014, Tan Li was subject to a corruption investigation by the Communist Party's internal disciplinary body.
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Tan Li has been linked to disgraced security tsar Zhou Yongkang.
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Tan Li was born and raised in Chongqing, where he graduated from Chongqing Normal University.
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Tan Li was given the title of "professor" in December 1992.
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In September 1995, Tan Li was appointed the Communist Party Secretary of Pi County, a position he held until May 1998.
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Tan Li then worked as the head of the Chengdu propaganda department.
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In March 2001, Tan Li was transferred to Guang'an as the Party Secretary, then he was transferred laterally to serve as party chief in Mianyang in December 2004, where he served until March 2009.
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Tan Li's smiling during the most destructive earthquake to hit the country since 1976 generated significant criticism online; internet users dubbed him "Tan Li Xiaoxiao" or the "Smiling Secretary".
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Tan Li's wife was made an official in Beichuan County, one of the places hardest hit by the earthquake, shortly after the earthquake struck.
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In March 2009, Tan Li was elevated to lead the Communist Party's provincial propaganda department in Hainan province.
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On July 8,2014, it was announced that Tan Li was undergoing investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party for "serious violations of laws and regulations", in a case that was tied to the corruption investigation of Ji Wenlin, another provincial official in Hainan.
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One day after state media announced the investigation into Zhou, Tan Li was removed from office.
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Tan Li was expelled from the Communist Party in September 2014.
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On October 13,2016, Tan Li was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of bribery in Guangzhou People's Intermediate Court.