Wang was born in Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China in October 1954, while his ancestral home in Laizhou, Shandong.

After war, he served in the Guangzhou Military Region for a long time.

In October 2002, he was promoted to become Director of Political Department of the 75th Group Army.

He was President of PLA Nanjing Political College in March 2006, and held that office until August 2007, when he was appointed Head of Propaganda Division of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department.

[citation needed] He is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.