This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liu.

Liu Qi (simplified Chinese: 刘淇; traditional Chinese: 劉淇; pinyin: Liú Qí; born November 1942 in Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu) is the CPC Beijing Committee Secretary, first-in-charge of Beijing, and also a member of the CPC Politburo. He was the President of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee.^[1]

Contents 1 Biography and Career 2 Subject of Human Rights Litigation 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography and Career

• Graduated from Beijing 101 Middle School 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, who was replaced by Wang Qishan after the SARS outbreak.

• Head of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee (BOBICO). ^[2]

• Named as one 100 most influential people of 2007 by Time magazine.^[3]

• Head of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Summer Games.^[4]

[edit] Subject of Human Rights Litigation

On February 7, 2002, Liu was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ^[5] by the San Francisco-based human rights organization, the Center for Justice and Accountability. 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.^[6] The court issued a declaratory judgment that Liu was responsible for violating the defendants' rights to be free from torture and arbitrary detention.^[7] However, because Liu did not defend the suit, there were no hearings, trial, or findings of fact on the issues presented.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• China Vitae biography

Political offices
Preceded by Jia Qinglin	Mayor of Beijing 1999 – 2003	Succeeded by Meng Xuenong
Party political offices
Preceded by Jia Qinglin	CPC Beijing Committee Secretary 2002 –	Succeeded by incumbent

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