He was a member of the Chinese Communist Youth League, but had left in 1924 for the Kuomintang.

Hu returned to China in 1937, he founded the Times Daily (《時代日報》) in Hankou, then he joined the Kuomintang.

In 1962, Hu caught in a war of works with Li Ao and Ju Haoran.

[8] Hu served as the Honorary President of Peaceful Reunification of China Alliance (中國統一聯盟).

On 24 May 2004, Hu died of illness at Gengshen Hospital (耕莘醫院), in Xindian, Taipei County, aged 95.