Li Xiaojiang is a professor-level senior urban planner and an expert of the State Council who enjoys special government allowance. He was previously President of the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design. Li was deeply involved in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei collaborative development strategy study; long-term study of the Pearl River Delta region; and planning and construction work for cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen. He presided over the completion of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other mega-city master plans and strategic planning studies; as well as urban agglomeration planning works including for the Pearl River Delta. He has won six gold, silver and bronze awards for national excellence in engineering survey and design, and 12 first-class awards for national excellence in planning and design. In recent years, he directed and participated in Chinese Academy of Engineering reports: Study on the Development Strategy of New Urbanization with Chinese Characteristics, Study on the Urbanization of Chinese Counties and Study on the Sustainable Development Strategy of China's Urban Construction. Additionally, for the China Finance Office he directed and participated in the creation of the Study on the Policy and Model of New Urbanization. Internationally, he has led major reports and consulting projects such as the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) Special Policy Studies' "Urbanization of Ecological Civilization," in cooperation with the Netherlands and Germany, “The Major Green Technology Innovation and Implementation Mechanism” (Phase I and Phase II) with the World Economic Forum, and the Energy Foundation's Study on the application of green energy-saving technologies in China's urban renewal.