He was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

[2] He was a member of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

[2] In 1965, he graduated from China Foreign Affairs University and joined the Chinese Communist Party in that same year.

In September 1989, he was elevated to vice minister of Foreign Affairs, responsible for the Americas and Oceania.

[2][3] In February 2005, he took office as vice chairperson of Foreign Affairs Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.