Previously he served as executive vice chairperson of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League and before that, vice chairman of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
[1] He was a member of the 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
[3] After the Cultural Revolution in 1976, he was a worker at the Dayanggou Industrial Company and then the Long March Hardware and Electrical Appliance Factory in December 1979.
[3] While working in the factory, he also studied at the Chongqing Enterprise Legal Advisor Training Course of Southwest University of Political Science and Law for six months.
[3] On 23 March 2024, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious duty-related malfeasance" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.