She served as high level interpreter for Deng Xiaoping's 1979 visit to the United States and Ambassador to Luxembourg.
[1] One study observed that in China at that time, students who graduated from a foreign language program were expected to serve as translator but to take on the role of interpreter, depending on the need, pointing to Ms. Shi as "one of the top interpreters in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"[2] While working in the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1985, she served as high-level interpreter for Deng Xiaoping's 1979 visit to the United States in 1979.
In 1980, she interpreted for Deng in his interview with the Italian journalist, Oriana Fallaci.
From 1989 to 1990, she served in the mission to the European Community and the counselor of the embassy in Belgium.