Back to the profile of Li Xuezhi
This page is a chronological archive of reporting and documentation about Li Xuezhi (李学志), a farmer and petitioner from Longxing Town, Yubei District, Chongqing.
2013–2022 — Forced demolition and petitioning
A 2024 Epoch Times report says Li began petitioning after the forced occupation of his farmland and demolition of his home in 2013. It also cites an overseas Chinese-language report concerning a May 2021 detention in Beijing and a February–March 2022 home raid and arrest on suspicion of “intentional injury.” The outcome of that 2022 case is not documented in the located sources.
May 2024 — Detention after ROC (Taiwan) inauguration dinner
According to Li’s family’s account as reported by The Epoch Times, Li attended a May 20 dinner in Chongqing celebrating the inauguration of ROC (Taiwan) President Lai Ching-te and was taken away on May 26. Family members were later told he had been criminally detained. They said they were not told the specific charges and had not received an official detention notice.
Secondary reporting citing Minsheng Watch says Li was arrested after attending the dinner and uploading a video of participants toasting the democratically elected ROC (Taiwan) president.
June 2024 onward — Mainland Affairs Council records
Secondary media reporting on a Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council human-rights compilation states that Li Xuezhi (李學志) had been indicted over the video. The underlying indictment document was not located in the prepared evidence packet.
August 2026 — Listed as detained awaiting trial
The Rights Defense Network monthly report dated August 31, 2026 lists 李学志 among people detained awaiting trial in a five-person Chongqing regional group. This is a regional grouping, not evidence of a shared criminal case.
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Source notes
The 2024 detention details are family-sourced as reported by The Epoch Times. The indictment is reported via a Mainland Affairs Council compilation carried by secondary media; the indictment document itself was not located. No PRC state-media report or official court record on Li’s cases was located. Current status beyond August 31, 2026 remains unknown.