As a junior Li became world junior champion at the 2017 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in the team sprint event and won the bronze medal at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in the 500 metres event. She also participated at ISU Junior World Challenge Cups. Li represented her nation as a junior already at senior international competitions. At the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women in 2015 (finishing 14th overall) and in 2017 (finishing 26th overall) and at the 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships she competed in the 500 metres event (20th) and [2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1000 metres|1000 metres event]] (20th). She also competed at other international competitions, including at ISU Speed Skating World Cups.