Li Cunguo (李存国) is a retired worker from Tai’an City, Shandong Province, China, born in 1959, and a Falun Gong practitioner. He is the husband of Xie Qingling (谢清玲), a Tai’an practitioner who was sentenced to seven years in prison.
On November 24, 2020, police detained Li Cunguo at his home in Tai’an during a group detention operation. He was held at the Xintai City detention center. Approximately two months later, he was released on bail after a serious health episode; he underwent surgery and stayed at his daughter’s home. In June 2021, he left his daughter’s home and went into hiding; he was listed as wanted online.
On July 15, 2021, his wife Xie Qingling was tried by the Taishan District Court and sentenced to seven years in prison with a 20,000-yuan fine. On September 13, 2022, Li Cunguo was detained again by the Taishan District police and held at the Tai’an City detention center; his case was sent to the Taishan District procuratorate at the end of 2022.
On March 23, 2023, the Taishan District Court tried Li Cunguo, with no family members present, and sentenced him to five years and six months in prison with a 15,000-yuan fine. In early June 2023, he was transferred to Shandong Provincial Prison to serve his sentence. His listed release date is March 12, 2028. The formal charge is not publicly documented.
Status: Currently imprisoned (Shandong Provincial Prison; sentence to March 12, 2028; listed in custody in the August 31, 2026 prisoner roster).