[2] Zhu was born in Yu County (now Yuzhou), Henan, in April 1966, the year the Cultural Revolution broke out.
[3] After university, in October 1990, Zhu became an official of the Communist Youth League of China at the Zhengzhou First Steel Plant.
[3] He took up the post of vice mayor of Zhengzhou in December 2011 and subsequently deputy head of the Organization Department of the CCP Henan Provincial Committee in September 2012.
[3] In July 2021, he was named party secretary of Nanyang, his first foray into a prefectural leadership role.
[3] On 14 May 2024, Zhu was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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.