After Lantai Li was investigated, Guangxi targeted heavy metal pollution and corruption investigations for the past ten years.

Guangxi is accelerating the investigation and remediation of environmental safety hazards related to heavy metals that have been initiated this year. According to Guangxi Daily, on May 20, 2025, Chen Gang, Party Secretary of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, visited the Ecological Environment Department of the Autonomous Region as the leader of the leading group for the investigation and remediation of environmental safety hazards related to heavy metals, to understand the situation of the various working groups of the leading group and the progress of the investigation and remediation work. Chen Gang emphasized that the prevention and control of environmental pollution related to heavy metals should be regarded as a major political task, "with the courage to completely rectify the situation, resolutely win the battle against the prevention and control of environmental pollution related to heavy metals, and persevere in the fight." It is noted that this is the first time Guangxi has mentioned the "Ten-year Special Action of Investigating Illegal Mining and Heavy Metal Pollution Issues". Earlier in May, Guangxi specifically established the "Leading Group for the Investigation and Remediation of Environmental Safety Hazards Related to Heavy Metals in the Autonomous Region."