# Xu Liyi

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**Xu Liyi** (; born 13 August 1964) is a Chinese politician who served as party secretary of [Zhengzhou](/source/Zhengzhou) from 2019 to 2022. He was removed from his post due to under-reporting the number of people who died or went missing during the [2021 Henan floods](/source/2021_Henan_floods).[1] He previously served as mayor of [Hangzhou](/source/Hangzhou) and before that, mayor and party secretary of [Wenzhou](/source/Wenzhou). He is a delegate to the [13th National People's Congress](/source/13th_National_People's_Congress).

## Early life and education

Xu was born in [Shaoxing](/source/Shaoxing), [Zhejiang](/source/Zhejiang), on 13 August 1964. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he was accepted to Hangzhou University (now [Zhejiang University](/source/Zhejiang_University)), majoring in [geography](/source/Geography).

## Career in Zhejiang

Xu got involved in politics in August 1983, joined the [Chinese Communist Party](/source/Chinese_Communist_Party) (CCP) in May 1986. Xu worked in [Yuyao](/source/Yuyao), a county-level city the jurisdiction of [Ningbo](/source/Ningbo), from 1983 to 2001, and then Ningbo, from 2001 to 2006. In November 2006, he was transferred to [Hangzhou](/source/Hangzhou), capital of Zhejiang, where he successively worked as party secretary of [Jianggan District](/source/Jianggan_District) and [Yuhang District](/source/Yuhang_District). In March 2014, he became vice mayor of Hangzhou, but held the position for only one year. He became mayor of [Wenzhou](/source/Wenzhou) in April 2015,[2] and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in January 2016. In February 2017, he was promoted to acting mayor of Hangzhou, confirmed in April.[3]

## Career in Henan

Main article: [2021 Henan floods](/source/2021_Henan_floods)

In June 2019, he was assigned to central [Henan](/source/Henan) province and appointed party secretary of its capital [Zhengzhou](/source/Zhengzhou).[4] He was also admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Henan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. During his tenure, the [2021 Henan floods](/source/2021_Henan_floods) broke out, Xu and his subordinates committed dereliction of duty and concealed 139 deaths and missing persons.[5][6] On 21 January 2022, he has been given a serious warning as a measure of party discipline and had his civil servant rank downgraded.[7][8]

## References

1. ["China says Henan officials under-reported deaths in July flood"](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-henan-officials-under-reported-deaths-in-july-flood). *straitstimes.com*. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

1. Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (29 April 2015). ["zh:杭州原常委徐立毅任温州代市长 陈金彪已任绍兴市委书记"](http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201504/29/t20150429_5244627.shtml) (in Chinese). *ce.cn*. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

1. Yao Silu (姚似璐) (22 February 2017). ["zh:温州市委书记徐立毅任杭州代市长，61岁张鸿铭辞任杭州市长"](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1624150) (in Chinese). *thepaper*. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

1. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (11 June 2019). ["zh:徐立毅任河南省委常委、郑州市委书记 马懿不再担任"](http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201906/11/t20190611_32320451.shtml) (in Chinese). *ce.cn*. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

1. ["Beijing punishes local officials for handling of deadly Henan floods"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220123150353/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/beijing-punishes-local-officials-handling-deadly-henan-floods-2451541). *channelnewsasia*. 23 January 2022. Archived from [the original](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/beijing-punishes-local-officials-handling-deadly-henan-floods-2451541) on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

1. Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (21 January 2022). ["zh:“7·20”暴雨问责 安伟接替徐立毅任郑州市委书记"](https://china.caixin.com/2022-01-21/101833307.html) (in Chinese). *caixin*. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

1. William, Zheng (21 January 2022). ["Chinese city boss punished for mishandling deadly floods that killed hundreds in Henan"](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3164307/chinese-city-boss-punished-mishandling-deadly-floods-killed). *South China Morning Post*. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

1. ["zh:安伟任郑州市委书记，徐立毅被免"](https://new.qq.com/omn/TWF20220/TWF2022012100735600.html) (in Chinese). *qq.com*. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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