Qingdao Hainiu
On 30 November 2012, Dalian Shide were acquired by Aerbin Group and merged with local rivals Dalian Aerbin F.C.. With the significantly larger squad on March 2013, Xue transferred to Qingdao Hainiu in the China League Two. His move to Qingdao would be a success and he would win the division title in his first season with the club as well as securing promotion to the second tier at the end of the campaign.