He served as Vice Governor of Guizhou Province and CEO and Chairman of China Grain Reserves Corporation (Sinograin), a major state-owned enterprise.
In July 2001, he became Director of the Department of Investment of the State Development Planning Commission.
[1][2] In August 2002, Bao was appointed Vice Governor of Guizhou Province in Southwest China.
[1] His tenure at Sinograin was highly controversial, as the company was accused of interfering with China's grain market, and dozens of its managers were convicted of corruption.
Li Changxuan (李长轩), Chairman of Sinograin's subsidiary in Henan Province, was sentenced to life imprisonment for taking bribes.