Mao Qi, the former secretary of the Wannian County Party Committee in Jiangxi Province, was expelled from the Party and removed from public office for serious violations of discipline and law, and was transferred to the judicial authorities for handling. The outbreak of this incident originated from a widely-watched sexual assault and retaliation report involving Mao Qi's female subordinate Li Peixia. This summer, Li Peixia's real-name report of Mao Qi's sexual assault and retaliation attracted public attention, and the development of the situation triggered a nationwide discussion until the latest "double dismissal" announcement, when the case once again entered the public eye.

On November 3, the Jiangxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of the Communist Party of China reported Mao Qi's specific violations of discipline. The announcement pointed out that Mao Qi "played a double-dealing and acted as a two-faced person"; he violated regulations by accepting banquets and travel arrangements, seeking benefits for others in cadre personnel work, engaging in power-for-power and power-for-money transactions, illegally accepting huge gifts and property, and having improper sexual relations with others. The Jiangxi Commission for Discipline Inspection pointed out that Mao Qi used his position to illegally profit in engineering contracting and fund allocation, which constituted serious violations of discipline and was eventually "double-dismissed".

It is worth noting that Mao Qi's abuse of power also includes the relatively rare "power-power transaction", that is, seeking illegal benefits through the mutual exchange of official power, which is rarely mentioned in previous reports. The "power-money transaction" and "power-sex transaction" commonly seen in the reports of the discipline inspection and supervision departments have once again attracted attention from the outside world. Previously, the Shandong Provincial Party Committee's official newspaper "Dazhong Daily" also mentioned in a report that in addition to suspected sexual assault, Mao Qi was also accused of abuse of power and economic problems, but the report did not further explain the specific details of the sexual transaction.

The fuse of the incident can be traced back to July this year, when a retired teacher named Li Changliu reported Mao Qi's sexual assault on his daughter, Li Peixia, the party secretary of Shangfang Township, Wannian County, saying that she was retaliated by Mao Qi because she proposed to report to Mao Qi. Li Changliu revealed that Li Peixia said on May 23 that she would go to the province to report Mao Qi, but was taken away by the Wannian County Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission three days later, and she has been unable to speak to the outside world since then. According to his description, before Li Peixia was taken away, Mao Qi threatened her, "This time you will lose a layer of skin if you don't die."

As the notice of Mao Qi's investigation was released, Li Changliu also said on the social platform that there were still unidentified people trying to pass messages to him, saying that online public opinion did not pay attention to Li Peixia's innocence and tried to put all the blame on her to calm public anger. These remarks further aroused netizens' doubts about the fair handling of the case and called for strengthened supervision to ensure fairness and transparency.

Another key development in the incident was that Li Peixia was "double-opened" and transferred to the judiciary on August 18. The official report of Shangrao City stated that Li Peixia was dealt with for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. According to public information, Li Peixia was born in May 1983 in Shangrao, Jiangxi, and served as the Party Secretary of Shangfang Township, Wannian County. Her fate is closely related to Mao Qi's fall. During the investigation of the case, the details of her being taken away for investigation attracted great attention from the outside world.

Mao Qi was born in March 1982, also from Shangrao, Jiangxi. He joined the work in 2003 and joined the Communist Party of China in 2000. He has served in the officialdom of Jiangxi for a long time and has served as the Secretary of the Wannian County Party Committee. In July this year, the Jiangxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced that Mao Qi was under investigation for "suspected serious violations of discipline and law", which kicked off the corruption case that shocked the whole province.

The Mao Qi case has caused far-reaching impact in Jiangxi Province and is regarded as another important case of grassroots corruption governance. Mao Qi's "double dismissal" decision sends a signal that Jiangxi Province will severely crack down on corruption and will not tolerate public officials abusing their power for personal gain. At the same time, it also reminds the society again that the task of combating grassroots corruption and official misconduct is still a long way to go.

In addition, the "power-for-power transaction", a relatively hidden way of power abuse exposed by the Mao Qi case, has further triggered the society's call for innovation in the means of combating official corruption. By strengthening law enforcement and social supervision, such power corruption needs to be more effectively prevented to ensure the transparency and integrity of local governments.

The fall of Mao Qi and Li Peixia and the related scandals are not only part of Jiangxi Province's anti-corruption struggle, but also demonstrate China's current "zero tolerance" attitude towards illegal behavior of officials. The public expects the judicial organs to handle this case fairly in accordance with the law and give a clear explanation to this case that has attracted widespread public attention.