He is currently Chairman of Kiwifruit Working Group of International Horticultural Society, Secretary General of International Botanical Garden Association (IABG), Chairman of Kiwifruit Branch of China Horticultural Society, Vice Chairman of botanical society of china, Vice Chairman of China Botanical Garden Alliance, Chairman of Guangdong Botanical Society and General Coordinator of East Asian Botanical Garden Network; Coordinator China, member of China Committee of International Biodiversity Program and Biodiversity Committee of China Academy of Sciences, and deputy director of Botanical Garden Working Committee of China Academy of Sciences.
He used to be deputy director of American Nut Association-Chestnut Variety Registration Committee, member of expert group of American Chestnut Foundation, director of Botanical Garden Working Committee of China Academy of Sciences, deputy director of Network Science Steering Committee of Botanical Garden of China Academy of Sciences, and chairman of Hubei Botanical Society.