He was the eighth chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), but in January 2013, was replaced by his deputy Losang Jamcan.

He was an official in the Tibetan regional government since December 1969,[5] working in Xigaze and then Lhasa, rising to the vice-chairmanship of the TAR in 2003.

[6] On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936 signed by President Donald J. Trump Choling, being a vice chairperson of the NPC was sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury.

Every other Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress were sanctioned as well, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly.

[8] To bring this about, he has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Commerce of the Central Government to allow it to promote trade with South Asia, including Nepal.