Career
Xie was twice runner-up at these Championships in 1982 (Jakarta) and 1980 (Calcutta, now Kolkata). Xie was twice runner-up in doubles (men) at the 1981 (Novi Sad) and 1983 (Tokyo) World Championships. He was the runner-up at the World Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1981.
Xie was one of the torch runners in Nanning for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.