Currently, he is the President-elect of the Chinese Economist Society also serves as the Domain Leader in Economic and Labour Market Integration at CERIS – Ontario Metropolis Centre, a Council Member of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), and a past Board Member of the Chinese Economists Society. He is also a visiting professor at Fudan University, Southwest University of Finance and Economics and China University of Geosciences, all in China. In 2010, he received the title of “Chutian Scholar”of Hubei Province.