He served as Vice-Premier in charge of energy, telecommunications, and transportation under Premier Wen Jiabao, widely known for being Wen's 'troubleshooter' of choice, leading various disaster response task forces, such as during the 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion and the 2011 Wenzhou train collision.
Ia menjabat sebagai Wakil Perdana Menteri untuk urusan energi, telekomunikasi, dan transportasi di bawah pemerintahan Perdana Menteri Wen Jiabao, yang sangat dikenal karena 'penembak kesulitan' pilihan Wen, membuat berbagai bencana ditangani pasukan tugas, seperti pada saat ledakan pertambangan Heilongjiang 2009 dan tabrakan kereta Wenzhou 2011.