<ul>
<li><p>List Item:</p>

<pre><code>code block

with a blank line
</code></pre>

<p>within a list item.</p></li>
<li><pre><code>code block
as first element of a list item
</code></pre></li>

<li><p>List Item:</p>

<pre><code>code block with whitespace on preceding line
</code></pre></li>
</ul>