He once again gained Mao Zedong's approval in 1972 by firmly opposing CPC Shanxi First Secretary Xie Zhenhua's request to downgrade the Dazhai production brigade to production team.
He has been the lead negotiator for the People's Republic of China in the last three United Nations Climate Change Conferences held in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Cancun, Mexico, and Durban, South Africa.
Yuan Xie | Xie Zhenhua | Xie Jun | Xie Hui | Zhenhua | Xie Tiao | Xie Shaoguang | Xie Jin | Xie Hui (footballer) | Xie Ai | Xie | Fiona Xie |
Xie Zhenhua, China's Minister of State Environmental Protection Administration, resigned and was succeeded by Zhou Shengxian, former director of the State Forestry Administration.