曾任广西壮族自治区政府主席的成克杰，因受贿罪被判处死刑。已退休的广西日报原社长、总编辑李明德闻讯精神为之一振，并揭露了成克杰当年压制舆论监督的丑行。 李明德在担任广西日报领导期间，曾深入广西贫困地区调查，发现一些地方浮夸风相当严重，干部在迎来送往中铺张浪费 Cheng Kejie, former chairman of the government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was sentenced to death for accepting bribes. The retired Guangxi Daily former president and editor-in-chief Li Mingde heard the spirit of the earthquake, and revealed Cheng Kejie then suppressed the scandal of public opinion. During his tenure as the leader of Guangxi Daily, Li Mingde had in-depth investigations into the poverty-stricken areas in Guangxi and found that some areas were quite exaggerated and the cadres were ushering in wastage