After graduating from Beijing Institute of Technology in 1960, he was assigned to a radio parts factory in
Zhuzhou, Hunan, then he was transferred to
Shangrao,
Jiangxi. In 1974, while operating a machine, his right arm was cut off. In 1978, Ye served as secretary of
Kang Shien, director of the Economic Commission of the State Council. In 1980, Ye had made a crossover from politics to business. He became the president of Canglang Consulting Corporation. In 1984, he served as vice-president of the
China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC). That same year, he enlisted in the People's Liberation Army. He was promoted to the rank of
major general (shao jiang) in September 1988. In 1990, Ye was appointed head of the Liaison Department of the
PLA General Political Department. In 1993, he became president of China Carrie Enterprises Limited. Ye retired from the army in 1997. He was a member of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a Standing Committee member of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Ye was also a
calligrapher, famous for his
cursive calligraphy. On July 10, 2016, Ye died of
lung cancer at Zhongshan Hospital, in
Guangzhou,
Guangdong. ==Princelings==