He formerly served as the executive deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Born in Jianhu County, Jiangsu Province, Zhu attended the Jingshan School and Renmin University.
In February 1999, he was appointed Deputy Head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP, where he handled ethnic affairs.
He became the executive deputy of the Department in January 2006, ascending to full minister rank.
"[2] Zhu has also been frequently critical of the 14th Dalai Lama and what he calls the "Tibet separatist clique.