Ji Xiangqi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ji.

Ji Xiangqi (Chinese: 季缃绮; pinyin: Jì Xiāngqǐ; born October 1960) is a former Chinese politician and business executive. He was the Vice Governor of Shandong and the President of Shandong Commercial Group (d.b.a. Lushang Group). On January 4, 2018, Ji Xiangqi was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Ji Xiangqi
季缃绮
Vice Governor of Shandong
In office January 2013 – January 2018
Governor	Guo Shuqing→Gong Zheng
Personal details
Born	October 1960 (age 64) Fei County, Shandong
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (expelled)
Alma mater	Qingdao Vocational and Technical College of Hotel Management Nankai University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	季緗綺
Simplified Chinese	季缃绮
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jì Xiāngqĭ

Early life and education

Ji Xiangqi was born in October 1960. He graduated from Qingdao Vocational and Technical College of Hotel Management, and obtained the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree of Nankai University.

Career

In 1992, he was appointed as deputy manager of Shandong World Trade Center, and later promoted to Manager. He was named as President of Shandong Commercial Group (d.b.a. Lushang Group) from 2002 to 2010.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, Ji was appointed as the Vice Governor of Shandong.^[1][2]

Investigation

On January 4, 2018, Ji Xiangqi was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Chinese Communist Party's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations".^[3] He was expelled from the CCP on February 13.^[4][5]

On November 1, 2018, Ji Xiangqi stood trial for taking bribes and embezzlement at the Intermediate People's Court of Jinzhong in Shanxi. Ji Xiangqi took advantage of his position to benefit organizations on matters related to business cooperation and project contracting between 2003 and 2017, when he successively held different posts. He was charged with accepting money and property worth more than 25.71 million yuan (about 3.7 million U.S. dollars). He later pleaded guilty.^[6][7] On March 19, 2019, Ji was sentenced to 14 years for taking bribes and embezzlement and fined 3 million yuan.^[8][9][10]