- Li Changjiang
Li Changjiang (Chinese: 李长江; October 1944 - ) was minister and
Communist Party of China (CPC) party chief of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ).Biography
Born in
Shuangcheng ,Heilongjiang , Li joined the CPC in December 1965, and started working in July 1970. He graduated from the Changchun Institute of Fine Optical Mechanics (now theChangchun University of Science and Technology ), majoring in the design and manufacture of optical devices. He holds the title of vice research fellow at the University.Career
He formerly served as the governor assistant and vice governor of
Zhejiang Province . In 2001, he was appointed minister and vice party chief of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and became minister and party chief of that administration in 2008. [ [http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64093/64096/7009005.html Li Changjiang Appointed as Party Chief of AQSIQ] people.com.cn zh] According to the "Daily Telegraph ", "Mr Li became a celebrity [in 2007] for his handling of the row over poisoned Chinese exports, which began with pet food tainted withmelamine and moved on tolead -coated toys. He said it was a "foreign plot" by Western countries to protect themselves from Chinese imports. " [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3070567/The-poisoning-of-Chinas-babies.html "The poisoning of China's babies", Telegraph] ]He has been a member of the 16th and 17th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China.
Resignation
Li was forced to resign in September 2008 after a State Council investigation concluded that he and Shijiazhuang Party Secretary Wu Xianguo were responsible for the "vital food safety incident","Xinhua", [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/22/content_10093129.htm "Shijiazhuang party chief sacked over milk scandal"] , chinaview.cn (22 September 2008)] namely the dairy scandal which shook China.
References
External links
* [http://www.aqsiq.gov.cn/ldzz/lcj/grjl/ Li Changjiang's profile at AQSIQ official website] zh
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