▁which ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁drink ing ▁partners ▁reported ly ▁died ▁from ▁over consum ption ▁of ▁alco hol . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Fu ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Z ha oy uan ▁County , ▁Heil ong ji ang ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Fu ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁politics ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Fu ▁entered ▁J il in ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁major ing ▁in ▁design ▁and ▁manufact urer , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁Heil ong ji ang . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Heil ong ji ang ▁Provin cial ▁Communic ations ▁Department , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Fu ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁vice - g overn or ▁of ▁Heil ong ji ang ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 ; ▁he ▁res igned ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁serious ▁viol ation . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Heil ong ji ang ▁Table ▁Tennis ▁Association , ▁a ▁largely ▁cer emon ial ▁role ▁which ▁gave ▁him ▁sub - pro vin cial ▁level ▁official ▁status . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁a ▁provincial