石景山区
In June 1987, he was appointed to lead the Communist Youth League organization in Beijing as its Secretary. In December 1990, he became the Communist Party Secretary of Shijingshan District of Beijing (prefecture-level), as well as the chairman of the district's People's Congress. Qiang gained a seat on the Standing Committee of the CPC Beijing Committee in December 1992, and the secretary of Beijing municipal construction commission in January 1993. In March 1994 he became the head of the Beijing Propaganda Department.