Recently, it was reported online that Li Peixia, a township cadre in Wannian County, Shangrao, Jiangxi, who was allegedly sexually harassed and assaulted by the county party secretary, has died. On the morning of July 30, a reporter sought verification from the Shangrao Municipal Party Committee’s Cyberspace Affairs Office, and the news was refuted as a rumor.

Online information indicates that Li Peixia, the township cadre who was sexually assaulted by County Party Secretary Mao Qi, died mysteriously. When the investigation team discovered her, she showed no vital signs. Some netizens asked whether Li Peixia was dead or alive, and urged for an urgent clarification.

On the morning of July 30, a reporter interviewed the Shangrao Municipal Party Committee’s Cyberspace Affairs Office and was told by a staff member that the online report of Li Peixia’s death was a rumor.

Previous reports:

On July 25, the whistleblower Li Changliu reported online that his daughter, Li Peixia, was the former Party Secretary of Shangfang Township, Wannian County. She had long been subjected to the mental control, forced molestation, and sexual assault by Mao Qi, the county party secretary. On May 23 of this year, Li Peixia said she was going to the province to report Mao, but three days later, she was taken away and detained by the Wannian County Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission, unable to speak out. On the night of the 25th, Shangrao City issued a notice stating that the municipal party committee attached great importance to the online reports about Mao, a leader of Wannian County, and immediately established a joint investigation team to investigate and verify the situation, and the investigation results will be announced to the public in a timely manner. On the evening of the 26th, the website of the Jiangxi Provincial Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission announced that Mao Qi, the Party Secretary of Wannian County, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and had voluntarily confessed his problems to the organization. He is currently under disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Jiangxi Provincial Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission.

Was Li Peixia sexually assaulted, or is there another hidden story? Mao Qi, the Party Secretary of Wannian County, has been dismissed.

Qianwei Wen July 29, 2024 09:00 Guangdong

Let’s first talk about the recording content. Mao Qi called Li Peixia, asked Li Peixia where she was, and also asked if her father was at home. Then he asked Li Peixia to go to his residence to keep him company, sit and chat, and have some tea.

Li Peixia seemed a little helpless: “I’m really not feeling well.”

Mao Qi said: “Oh, I won’t do anything.”

Li Peixia repeatedly said several times that she was really not feeling well, and finally said: “Really, please recommend me.”

Mao Qi: “I will recommend you.”

What does the recommendation here mean? Is it a recommendation related to job transfer or other interests?

Li Peixia continued: “I’m really not feeling well, I mean it, when I feel better, anything is possible.”

Is the refusal here a temporary excuse for Mao Qi, or is Li Peixia really not feeling well? Even if it’s an excuse, she shouldn’t say that anything is possible when she feels better, which is obviously a bit of a mixed message.

Mao Qi still insisted on asking Li Peixia to go over and keep him company. Li Peixia said: “I’m afraid you can’t help yourself.”

Mao Qi: “I won’t, at most like yesterday. You take your things back.”

What exactly was like yesterday? At least it can be determined that Li Peixia should have been to Mao Qi’s residence more than once, otherwise, how could she have left her things at Mao Qi’s place?

There is also this possibility that Mao Qi forcibly kept Li Peixia’s things there, using this as a reason to have Li Peixia go over and keep him company.

The subsequent recording content is also mostly Mao Qi calling Li Peixia to ask her to go to his place to sit and chat. Li Peixia repeatedly emphasized that she was not feeling well and was afraid that the other party would not be able to help himself, and she was afraid.

From the recording content, many words do raise doubts about “sexual assault.” Sometimes it feels like Li Peixia is acting coquettishly towards the other party, and sometimes she feels that she is afraid. Her voice is very low, she doesn’t dare to refuse loudly, and she doesn’t even dare to hang up the phone, she can only repeatedly use the excuse of not feeling well to evade.

Was Li Peixia violated, or is there another hidden story?

From the recording content, the relationship between Mao Qi and Li Peixia is not simple. Perhaps because of Mao Qi’s identity and power, Li Peixia did not dare to resist. After all, the power of the county party secretary is so great that it is enough to make many victims dare not resist, or even be forced to obey.

Perhaps there are too many unspoken rules in officialdom, and a beautiful female subordinate is attractive in itself, but no matter what, the fact that she is beautiful cannot be a reason for Mao Qi to violate her.

Judging from the recording content alone, it can only prove that Mao Qi and Li Peixia had a relationship, as for whether it was “sexual assault” or not, there are still doubts.

Let’s wait for the final investigation results.

Mao Qi, the Party Secretary of Wannian County, has been dismissed丨Dialogue with the whistleblower: Forced to hide in other provinces to report in his real name

On the evening of July 26, the website of the Jiangxi Provincial Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission released news: Mao Qi, the Party Secretary of Wannian County, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and voluntarily confessed his problems to the organization. He is currently under disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Jiangxi Provincial Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission. Mao Qi, male, Han nationality, born in March 1982, from Shangrao, Jiangxi, has a university education, joined the Communist Party of China in December 2000, and started working in December 2003. He has worked in the Wannian County Party Committee, County Government, and other units.

Dialogue with the retired teacher who reported the Wannian County Party Secretary

A retired teacher in Jiangxi reported online in his real name that Mao, the Party Secretary of Wannian County, was suspected of coercing and sexually assaulting his daughter, the Party Secretary of the township, which has attracted widespread attention. Shangrao City quickly established a joint investigation team to conduct an investigation.

On the afternoon of July 26, the whistleblower, 66-year-old retired teacher Mr. Li, told the Dafen News reporter of Huashang Daily that the investigation team had found him to understand the situation and had a dialogue with the reporter.

Talking about the impact of the incident: The Shangrao City Joint Investigation Team has arrived in his city and found him to further understand the situation

Mr. Li told the Dafen News reporter of Huashang Daily that because he was worried about his own safety, he left his hometown in Jiangxi and went to a large city in the south recently. After careful consideration, he finally decided to report Mao, the Party Secretary of Wannian County, in his real name through the Internet.

He said that he reported in his real name on Weibo on the afternoon of July 25. “Everything I said on the Internet is true, and I am responsible for what I said.”

He introduced that after the incident, the Shangrao City Joint Investigation Team arrived in his city and found him to conduct a detailed investigation of the entire process of the incident, which made him believe that they would definitely investigate the truth.

Talking about the course of the incident: He had gone to the county party secretary three times to understand his daughter’s situation, and the other party promised leniency but then went back on his word

Mr. Li said that his daughter was taken away by the Wannian County Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission on May 26 of this year. Before she was taken away, she told her cousin that Mao might be going to do something to her, and also revealed to her cousin that Mao had repeatedly molested and sexually assaulted her in the office, and at the same time gave a U disk to her cousin, saying that the U disk contained all the relevant evidence materials, which might save her life.

He said that after the incident, they opened the U disk and found 8 recordings and other relevant evidence inside, some of which were shocking. They then learned that his daughter had been repeatedly suspected of being molested and sexually assaulted by Mao.

“On June 17, the relevant departments announced that my daughter was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and was under disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Wannian County Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission,” Mr. Li said. Subsequently, he went to the county party secretary Mao twice to ask what exactly was going on with his daughter. Mao said that she was suspected of violating discipline and law, and promised to treat her leniently. “I also asked him about the relationship between him and my daughter, and he did not admit it.”

He said that later he went to Mao’s door for the third time and was blocked by the secretary, who falsely claimed that he was in a meeting. After that, he had inquired about his daughter’s news many times, but to no avail, which made him very worried.

Talking about why he reported: He was worried about his daughter’s safety and hid in other provinces to report the county party secretary in his real name

Mr. Li said that the father and daughter had a very deep relationship over the years. Since his daughter was taken away, he has been worried about her safety. After careful consideration, he decided to leave his hometown in Jiangxi and go to another place to report, which was also to protect his own safety.

Then, he came to a large city in the south. After careful consideration, he reported Mao in his real name on Weibo on the afternoon of July 25. “I did this at the risk of my life, but I was also forced to take the road of reporting.”

Talking about his daughter’s work: After graduating from the secondary teacher’s school, she passed the public recruitment examination and was assigned to work in the county women’s federation with excellent results

Mr. Li said that his daughter studied at Wannian Normal School. In 2001, the year she graduated, the state no longer provided job assignments. Later, there was a public recruitment in the local area, with only 4 vacancies. His daughter passed the exam with excellent results. “I have forgotten whether her score was the first or second, but because of her excellent results, she was assigned to work in the Wannian County Women’s Federation that year.”