On December 5 , 2012 , state media announced that Li was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection ( CCDI ) for " serious violations of laws and regulations " . Li Chuncheng was the first sub-provincial-level official to fall in what eventually became the toughest anti-corruption campaign in the history of China since 1949 , and the first official of his rank to fall under the leadership of Xi Jinping . Li 's downfall sent shockwaves through the Sichuan political establishment ; it was also seen as a harbinger of the fate awaiting the much more powerful former national leader Zhou Yongkang . On December 6 , Shen Yong ( ) , a district-level official , posted lengthy statements to his microblog about Li 's alleged wrongdoings . It alleged that Li had spent vast sums of money trying to buy his way to prominence in the Heilongjiang government apparatus , and that he later developed a penchant for " selling " positions in a similar fashion once he was in a position of power , in an attempt to " recoup his investment . " The microblog posts further alleged that Li used his position of power to get a manager job for his wife Qu Songzhi at the Chengdu municipal department of health , and , following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake , a director position in the Chengdu Municipal Red Cross
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Li Chuncheng