[1] In the spring of 1935, he participated in the establishment of the CCP West Shandong Special Committee and served as its party secretary.
[1] In 1949, he joined the 5th Corps of the 2nd Field Army in southwest China and later served as first deputy party secretary of the CCP Guizhou Provincial Committee.
[1] During the Cultural Revolution, he suffered political persecution and was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works.
[1] Xu married Sha Xiaolu (沙晓鲁), who committed suicide under political persecution during the Cultural Revolution.
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