[1] He entered the workforce in December 1976, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1984.
[2] In February 1996, he was dispatched to the Southwest Ordnance Industry Bureau, where he was appointed vice president in July of that same year.
[2] He also served as general manager of China Changan Automobile Group since July 1998.
[2] He rose to become chairman of Norincon Group in 2013, serving in the post until his retirement in 2018.
[2] On April 4, 2021, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.