He was rehabilitated under Deng Xiaoping in 1982 along with other 'wrongly accused' officials, and became the inaugural head of the CPC Central Political and Legislative Committee.
Ia direhabilitasi di bawah naungan Deng Xiaoping pada 1982 bersama dengan para pejabat 'yang dituduh buruk' lainnya, dan menjadi kepala Komite Legislatif dan Politik Pusat PKT.