Xin Zhichao was born in 1907 in Haiyang, Shandong. He graduated from Yenching University and later became the director of the staff department at the Beijing Christian Youth Association.[2] Following the full outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was appointed director of the Northwest Military Service Department of the Christian Youth Association, where he organized anti-Japanese relief and patriotic activities.[3] In 1945, Xin joined the China Democratic League and served as an executive member of its Yunnan Provincial Committee. After the war, he participated in the work of the East China Executive Committee of the League. In September 1949, he attended the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[4]
Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Xin held several important positions. He served as deputy director of the Central Organization Committee of the China Democratic League and as Deputy Secretary-General of the Government Administration Council of the People's Republic of China. From 1950, he concurrently served as Deputy Secretary-General of the council and deputy director of its Administrative Affairs Bureau.[5] Later, he became Deputy Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. He was a central committee member of the China Democratic League during its first and second terms and served as a central standing committee member and deputy secretary-general in the third term.[6] Xin was also a delegate to the first National People's Congress and a member of the second, third, and fourth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He additionally served as Deputy Secretary-General of the National Committee of the CPPCC.[7]
Xin Zhichao died in Beijing on July 28, 1975, at the age of 68.[8]
