Born January 1, 1921 in Wuhu, city, Anhui province China. Joined the Chinese revolution in 1937 and the Chinese Communist Party in 1938. Attended the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University and the Mao Zedong Academy for Young Cadres. Held positions as teacher in the Yanan Nationalities Institute and as Chief of the Social Division of the Northern China Bureau. After Liberation in 1949, he served in the Ministry of Public Security as Political Secretary for the first minister Luo Ruiqing, who later became Head of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department. T...