▁Wei ▁J ian x ing ▁( ; ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China , ▁most ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁He ▁success ively ▁held ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁important ▁offices , ▁including ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Polit b uro ▁Stand ing ▁Committee , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Commission ▁for ▁Dis cipl ine ▁In spe ction , ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Be ij ing ▁and ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁All - Ch ina ▁Federation ▁of ▁Trade ▁Un ions . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Wei ▁J ian x ing ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁X inch ang ▁County , ▁Z he ji ang ▁Province . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Shang hai ▁and ▁entered ▁Gu ang h ua ▁University ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁close ▁to ▁fellow ▁Z he ji ang ▁native ▁and ▁Gu ang h ua ▁al umn us ▁Q iao ▁Sh i , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁under ground ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁( CP C ). ▁Wei ▁joined ▁the ▁C PC ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Wei ▁later ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Dal ian ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁major ing ▁in ▁mechan ics . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 ,