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In 2007, Li was "lightly sentenced" to seven to eight years in prison on economic charges.

In June 2006, he was appointed the deputy mayor of Weihai. He remained in that position until December 2006.

In 2006, Chinese officials took Li into custody for allegations of corruption. Soon after his arrest however, authorities began to allege that he had leaked state secrets to South Korean media outlets. Through a series of interrogations, Chinese authorities began to broaden their claims to say that Li had leaked state secrets to officials in the United States and South Korea.

He was deputy director of the Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in August 2005, and held that office until June 2006.

In 1994 he was promoted to become the Chinese Counsellor to South Korea, a position he held until 1997. Then he was Chinese Minister-Counsellor to North Korea. After this office was terminated in October 2001, he became the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea, serving until August 2005.

Li Bin (simplified Chinese: 李滨 ; traditional Chinese: 李濱 ; pinyin: Lǐ Bīn ; born July 1956) is a former Chinese diplomat. He previously served as the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea, during his term of that office, he gave information to the Government of South Korea, he was placed under investigation by the Chinese national security unit in December 2006.

Li was born in Beijing, in July 1956. After graduating from Kim Il-sung University in 1977 he assigned to the Chinese Embassy in North Korea.