1948 ——1949 studied in the economics department of Xiamen university, and later served as the company commander and deputy instructor of the independent company of the fourth regiment of the eighth detachment of the Fujian-Guangdong-Jiangxi column of the People's Liberation Army.
1949 ——1952 Instructor of Anxi People's Public Security Team, Director of County Public Security Bureau, Cadre Student of Fujian Provincial Party Committee, Leader of Land Reform Team of Provincial Party Committee, Student of Provincial Party School.
1952 ——1969 Minister and Head of the United Front Work Department of Fujian Provincial Committee
1969 ——1973 Ninghua County, Fujian Province delegated labor, and later served as the deputy head of the Propaganda Group of the County Revolutionary Committee.
1973 ——1978 Foreign Affairs Group of Fujian Revolutionary Committee
1978 ——1982 Deputy Secretary-General of Fujian Provincial Political Consultative Conference, Deputy Director of Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and Foreign Affairs Office, Chairman of Provincial Taiwan Federation and Vice Chairman of Provincial Taiwan Federation.
1982 ——1991Member of the Standing Committee of Fujian Provincial Committee, Minister of United Front Work Department, Vice Chairman of Provincial Political Consultative Conference, Dean of Provincial Institute of Socialism and Deputy Director of Taiwan Province Affairs Office of the State Council.
1991-1997 President all-china federation of taiwan compatriots, consultant of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, and vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Alliance.
1997 ——1998 Chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Alliance and Honorary President of the National Taiwan Alliance.
1998 Vice Chairman Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Alliance, President of the China Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, and Honorary President of the All-China Taiwan Federation.
In March 2003, he was elected as the vice chairman of the 10th China People's Political Consultative Conference at the first meeting of the 10th China People's Political Consultative Conference.
2005. 12 resigned as chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Alliance at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Taiwan Alliance and was elected honorary chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Alliance.