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Liu Qi (Chinese
Chinese character

A Chinese character, also known as a Han character , is a logogram used in writing Chinese language ,'' Japanese language ,'' less frequently Korean language ,'' and formerly Vietnamese language .''...
: ??; Pinyin
Pinyin

Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu is the Chinese Language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound"....
: Liú Qí; b. November 1942) is the CPC
Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and the ruling party of the People's Republic of China and the world's largest political party....
 Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 Committee Secretary, first-in-charge of Beijing, and also a member of the CPC Politburo
Politburo of the Communist Party of China

The Politburo of the Communist Party of China , formerly as Central Bureau before 1927, is a group of 19 to 25 people who oversee the Communist Party of China....
. He was the President of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee.










ebruary 7, 2002, Liu was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.






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Liu Qi (Chinese
Chinese character

A Chinese character, also known as a Han character , is a logogram used in writing Chinese language ,'' Japanese language ,'' less frequently Korean language ,'' and formerly Vietnamese language .''...
: ??; Pinyin
Pinyin

Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu is the Chinese Language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound"....
: Liú Qí; b. November 1942) is the CPC
Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and the ruling party of the People's Republic of China and the world's largest political party....
 Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 Committee Secretary, first-in-charge of Beijing, and also a member of the CPC Politburo
Politburo of the Communist Party of China

The Politburo of the Communist Party of China , formerly as Central Bureau before 1927, is a group of 19 to 25 people who oversee the Communist Party of China....
. He was the President of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee.

Biography and Career

  • Graduated from Beijing 101 Middle School
    Beijing 101 Middle School

    Beijing 101 Middle School , also known as Beijing No.101 Middle School, is a coeducational Public school middle school for both boarding and day students in Seventh grade to Twelfth grade ....
     and the Metallurgical Department of Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Engineering, and majored in iron smelting. With a postgraduate education, Liu holds the professional title of Senior Engineer.


  • Mayor of Beijing, 1999-2003. He was succeeded by Meng Xuenong
    Meng Xuenong

    Meng Xuenong is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He was the Governor of Shanxi province. A native of Penglai City county, Shandong, Meng had previous Political divisions of China#Province level leadership experience as Mayor of Beijing, until he was dramatically sacked for his failure to control and conceal the SARS epidemic....
    , who was replaced by Wang Qishan
    Wang Qishan

    Wang Qishan is a politician in the People's Republic of China who previously served in regional positions in Hainan and Beijing. He was elected to the 17th Politburo of the Communist Party of China and was elected Vice-Premier in March 2008....
     after the SARS
    SARs

    SARs may refer to:*Special Administrative Regions*Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome *South African Revenue Service ...
     outbreak.


  • Head of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee (BOBICO).


  • Named as one 100 most influential people of 2007 by Time magazine.


  • Head of the Beijing Organizing Committee
    Beijing Organizing Committee

    The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, or BOCOG, also known as the Beijing Organizing Committee, is an informal name for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Summer Olympics....
     for the 2008 Summer Games.


Subject of Human Rights Litigation

On February 7, 2002, Liu was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiffs in that case alleged that as mayor of Beijing, Liu was responsible for formulating security policy and had control over the local police. The police were in turn alleged to have tortured the plaintiffs with beatings, electric shock, and forced feedings through tubes inserted through the plaintiffs' noses. The court issued a declaratory judgment
Declaratory judgment

A declaratory judgment is a judgment of a court in a civil case which declares the rights, duties, or obligations of each party in a dispute. It is commonly called a declaratory ruling, a term which also includes decisions of regulatory government agency....
 that Liu was responsible for violating the defendants' rights to be free from torture and arbitrary detention. However, because Liu did not defend the suit, there were no hearings, trial, or findings of fact on the issues presented.

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