Zhai Huisheng

Zhai began his career as a reporter for the China Food Newspaper before joining the Guangming Daily, where he served successively in the Science and Technology Department and the Domestic Politics Department, eventually becoming deputy director and later director of the Domestic Politics Department.^[3] From February 1996 to May 2006, he served as deputy editor-in-chief of the Guangming Daily. During this period, from September to November 1996, he attended a training program for provincial and ministerial-level cadres at the Central Party School.^[2]

In May 2006, Zhai was appointed Party Secretary of the All-China Journalists Association (ACJA). In October 2006, he concurrently served as Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary of the Secretariat of the ACJA. Zhai was a member of the 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).^[4]