[4] Zhu got involved in politics in May 2014, when he was appointed deputy head of the Organization Department of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee.
[4] In August 2019, he was made deputy secretary-general of Shanghai but has held the position for only more than a year.
[4] In August 2021, he was admitted to member of the CCP Shanghai Committee, the city's top authority.
[4][5] He also served as party secretary of Pudong New Area, director of the management committee of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, director and party secretary of the Lingang New Area Management Committee of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, and director of Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone Management Committee.
[4] On 27 November 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.