He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
After graduation in 1964. he enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), becoming a technician.
In November 1972, he was assigned as an official to Hunan Mechanized Construction Company and worked for seven years.
[1] In March 2008, he was made vice chairperson of the Economic Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
On 26 June 2008, he was proposed as the new president of China Consumers' Association.