▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁leader ▁Lin ▁Bo qu . ▁After ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁Japan , ▁she ▁worked ▁in ▁N ortheast ▁China ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁L ia ob ei ▁province ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Har bin ▁Daily ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁Paris ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Chinese ▁representative ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Federation ▁of ▁Democratic ▁Youth . ▁After ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁L ia ison ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Youth ▁League ▁of ▁China ▁( C Y L ) ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁C Y L . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁she ▁served ▁in ▁various ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁L ia ison ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁( IL D ). ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁Vice ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁I LD ▁from ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁an ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁I LD . ▁She ▁retired ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁O u ▁served ▁consecutive ▁terms ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁seven ▁National ▁People ' s ▁Congress es ▁( N PC ). ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁Member ▁of ▁the