Xiong Maoping · Full chronicle and history

On September 12, the central government approved the appointment of Li Qiang as a member of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee. On the same day, the former Dalian Municipal Party Secretary, Xiong Maoping, stepped down from his positions as Deputy Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, member of the Provincial Standing Committee, and Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee. Li Qiang previously served as the Mayor of Dalian.

On September 12, 2026, Xiong Maoping, Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee, was dismissed from his post. The announcement made no mention of him being assigned to another position, and the meeting announcing the dismissal was chaired by himself.

On September 12, 2026, Li Qiang, a local official in Liaoning (a different person from the State Council premier of the same name), was appointed to the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and as secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee; the former secretary relieved of his post was Xiong Maoping.