Politburo Standing Committee member purged for supporting Zhao’s conciliatory line
Joined the CCP while studying at Peking University in 1948. After Youth League and Tianjin posts, he headed the Central General Office and served in the Secretariat, entering the Politburo Standing Committee in 1987. In 1989 he supported Zhao Ziyang’s opposition to armed force and was removed from the leadership, but not expelled from the party. He returned in 1991, served in the electronics industry ministries and later became a vice-chairman of the CPPCC.
Activities and affiliations
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1948–
Political and party leadership
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1987–1989
Communist Party of ChinaPolitburo Standing Committee memberMain
Political and party leadership -
1991–1998
People’s Republic of China state institutionsVice-minister and minister in the electronics industry
Industry and production
Career Timeline
- 1948Joined the CCP
- 1980Mayor and party secretary of Tianjin
- 1982Director, Central General Office
- 1987–1989Politburo Standing Committee member
- 1989Purged after supporting opposition to the crackdown
- 1991Returned to government office