As many Red Guards were in fact targeting people such as his father, Qin created a faction that defended against such radical attacks.
[4][6] He is also the honorary chairman of Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association[7] and an adviser to the China Finance 40 Forum (CF40).
[9] Since then, he has used his position as a respected business leader and chairman of the Boyuan Foundation to promote "universal values"[3] (a loaded term in Chinese politics often associated with Western-style human rights and democracy), political reform[3] and economic reform[10] in China, whilst building a network of like-minded movers and shakers.
[9] As well as major Chinese figures, the Boyuan Foundation includes such Western luminaries as Brent Scowcroft and Leon Brittan.
[3] He is further connected to the princelings of the party by family relation: his sister is married to a son of Chen Yun, one of the Eight Immortals.