Originally from Shandong province, Wu grew up in Tibet and worked for his entire career in the region.

His father received a job assignment in the Tibetan Plateau when he was just one year old, so he moved to the region with his family.

[1] On 23 October 2021, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee.

[3] In December 2022, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Wu under the Global Magnitsky Act for human rights abuses in Tibet.

[8] He was expelled from the Communist Party after an investigation conducted against him revealed that he failed to implement the 'party's policies' and meddled in local projects for personal gain.