When he was young, he aspired to travel the world, and he wanted with all his heart to become a diplomat. After graduating from high school, he tested into the foreign relations department at the Central Political University in Chongqing. Later on, he became involved in a conflict with some other students and was expelled. Subsequently, he took up studies at Shanghai's Soochow University, studying international law.
年輕時嚮往周遊列國，一心想當外交官，高中畢業，考取重慶的中央政治大學外交系；後來和同學發生衝突被退學，轉入上海東吳法學院研讀國際法。