After disappearing from the public eye for half a year, Lian Yueqin, former director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Jiangsu Province of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was confirmed by the CCP National People’s Congress Standing Committee for being removed from her position as a national People’s Congress representative due to “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”.
Lian Yueqin had a long career within the Jiangsu Province Communist Youth League system, serving as the Deputy Secretary and Secretary of the Jiangsu Province Communist Youth League, being promoted by senior CCP official Li Yuanchao. Lian Yueqin had worked with Li Yuanchao’s former secretary Yao Xiaodong for many years in Huai’an City.
The CCP National People’s Congress Standing Committee released the second notice of the year on April 17, 2026. The report on the qualifications of individual delegates disclosed for the first time that Lian Yueqin, who was elected as the 14th National People’s Congress representative from Jiangsu Province and served as the former director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Provincial Government, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law. The notice did not specify the specific details of her violations.
As of now, the CCP Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Jiangsu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection have not announced news of Lian Yueqin being investigated for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”.
Back on February 26, 2026, the CCP National People’s Congress Standing Committee announced the removal of qualifications from 19 National People’s Congress delegates, including 10 civilian officials. Among the 10 civilian officials removed was Lian Yueqin, who is the only one whose whereabouts remain unknown.
Lian Yueqin’s last public appearance was at the 19th Taiwan Business Forum held in Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province from October 16 to 18, 2025.
In November 2025, the section for the director of the Jiangsu Province Taiwan Affairs Office on its official website was left blank and no longer displayed Lian Yueqin’s name. Her resume and historical activity reports were taken down.
On December 24, 2025, the Jiangsu Province Taiwan Affairs Office updated its leadership information, showing that Zhong Hongyan took over as the new director of the provincial Taiwan Affairs Office.
According to publicly available information, Lian Yueqin, born in Jinshan, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province in September 1971, had a long career within the Communist Youth League system. She held various positions in the Jiangsu Youth League system before being promoted to Deputy Secretary of the Jiangsu Province Communist Youth League in 2003.
During Li Yuanchao’s tenure as Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CCP from December 2002 to October 2007, Lian Yueqin was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the Jiangsu Province Communist Youth League in April 2003. She was later promoted to Secretary of the Communist Youth League in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province in July 2006, with Xu Ming, a former leader of the Communist Youth League, as the Secretary of the Xuzhou Municipal Committee.
Li Yuanchao, originally from Lianshui, Jiangsu, had multiple political backgrounds, including being associated with various factions within the CCP. During his term as Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CCP… (please let me know if you would like me to continue with the translation)