Tang was born in Shanghai, and traces his ancestry to Jianhu County in Jiangsu province.

After graduating, he worked at Shanghai Volkswagen as a technician, Director of its Industrial Engineering Branch, and Manager of Planning and Development.

[4] In 2011, he was appointed as the General Manager of China South Industries Group, and President since 2013.

[8] On 2 July 2020, he was appointed as deputy secretary of the party group of the National Development and Reform Commission; he also served as one of the deputy ministers in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission.

[10] He was succeeded as minister of Civil Affairs by Lu Zhiyuan on 29 December 2023.