According to the website of the National Commission for Discipline Inspection of China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Li Yanchen, vice president of Shanghai Ocean University, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision.

According to the information on the website of Shanghai Ocean University, Li Yanchen's resume is as follows: Li Yanchen, male, Han nationality, native of Heilongjiang Province, born in December 1965, a member of the Communist Party of China.In July 1988, he graduated from Shanghai Railway Institute with a bachelor’s degree in railway engineering. In June 2006, he obtained a master’s degree in public administration from Tongji University’s MPA major in June 2006.

He has successively served as the deputy dean of the Civil Engineering College of Shanghai Railway University, the deputy director and director of the General Affairs Office, the deputy general manager of Tongji University Logistics Group, the vice president of Lixin Accounting College, and the deputy dean of Lixin Accounting College.Since October 2014, he has served as the vice president of Shanghai Ocean University.