Vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, member of the Leading Party Group of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and director-general of the Institute of Contemporary China of CASS.

Born in June of 1946, Han Nationality, native of Nantong, Jiangsu Province. Started to take up a job in 1970; joined the Communist Party of China in 1973; graduate of the Department of CPC History, Renmin University of China with Bachelor’s degree; and research fellow.

Studied at the Department of CPC History of Renmin University of China in 1965-1970; worked in the production team of Baoding Agricultural Research Institute, Hebei Province from July to December in 1970; solider, news reporter of the publicity section in division headquarter and staff officer for theory of the publicity department in army headquarter in 1970-1975; cadre in Theory Studies Department of the Politics Research Office, the State Council in 1975-1977 (secretary of the CPC branch of the Politics Research Office in 1976); secretary of the President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in 1977-1980; cadre in the bulletin department of research office, Secretariat of the Central Committee of CPC in 1980-1981; secretary of the leader of Central Committee of CPC in 1981-1985; deputy director-general for production of Tianjin Port Office in 1985-1987; concurrently secretary of CPC Committee of the Graduate School, CASS and vice president of the Graduate School, CASS in 1987-1990; director-general of the General Department, member of the Leading Group and concurrently secretary-general, member of the Leading Group and concurrently director-general of the 4th Editorial and Research Department, Party Literature Research Center of the CPC Central Committee in 1990-1999; vice Minister of the Party History Research Center of the CPC Central Committee in 1999-2000 (concurrently director-general of the CPC’s History Press in 2000); vice president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, member of the Leading Party Group of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and concurrently director-general of the Institute of Contemporary China in 2000; concurrently standing deputy director of China Guidance Group for Local Chronicles in 2001; and concurrently deputy director of National Leadership Group for the Qing’s History Amendment in 2002.

His other social concurrent posts include: standing vice president of the Association of History of the People’s Republic of China, president of the Chinese Local Chronicles Association, vice president of China Research Association for the Yan’an Spirit, vice president of China National Association of Taiwan Research, vice president of the Research Association of the CPC Historical Figures, vice president of the Sino-Russian Friendship Association, president of the Research Center of History Theory and Research Center of Taiwan History of CASS, part-time professor of the Graduate School of CASS, Renmin University of China and Fudan University.

Representative of the 14th, 15th National Congress of CPC, member of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Consultative conference.