Xin graduated from
Qufu Normal University in 1983 with a BA in
political science. In 1986, he earned a MA in economics from the
Huazhong Normal University. After graduating, he was assigned to the Ministry of Labour to work at an institute under its jurisdiction. Thereafter he conducted research on ccompensation structures He then worked in human resources and labour policy at the
Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group. He was sent back to the Ministry of Labour to take on administrative roles and later took on a brief stint as the vice-mayor of
Xi'an,, capital of Shaanxi Province capital of Shaanxi Province. In July 2008, he was named deputy director of the
State Administration of Civil Service; in September 2010, he was named
vice-minister of Human Resources and Social Security. In August 2014, he was named director of the State Administration of Civil Service. In October 2016, Xin was appointed deputy party secretary of
Anhui Province. In 2020, Xin was appointed deputy party secretary and later
governor of Qinghai. In March 2022, he was named
Party Secretary of Qinghai, succeeding
Wang Jianjun. Xin is an alternate of the
19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the
20th. ==References==