He is a Cheung Kong Distinguished Chair Professor and the Dean of Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University, where he also serves as the Director of the Institute for AI International Governance and Co-Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development Goals.

[1] He is noted for both his positions on many research and educational councils as well as his work in global governance, crisis management, and science, technology and innovation policy.

[2] [3] Xue also serves as the Director of China's National Expert Committee on Next Generation AI governance, a member of United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration, a member of Internet Governance Forum Leadership Panel, and a board member of Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

He is an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow of Brookings Institution.

[4] [5] [6] [7] Xue is a recipient of the National Medal of Innovation Excellence, the Distinguished Contribution Award from the Chinese Association of Science and Technology Policy, and the Fudan Distinguished Contribution Award for Management Science.