9 9 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Party ▁Congress , ▁Wei ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Polit b uro , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁becoming ▁a ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Central ▁Secret ariat , ▁and ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Central ▁Commission ▁for ▁Dis cipl ine ▁In spe ction ▁( CC DI ). ▁During ▁Wei ' s ▁term ▁as ▁CC DI ▁chief , ▁some ▁ 6 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁discipl inary ▁cases ▁were ▁processed . ▁The ▁most ▁prominent ▁case ▁was ▁that ▁against ▁Be ij ing ▁party ▁chief ▁Chen ▁X it ong , ▁who ▁was ▁investig ated ▁for ▁cor ruption ▁beginning ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁Chen ' s ▁dis gra ce ▁Wei ▁himself ▁took ▁over ▁at ▁Be ij ing ▁party ▁chief ▁and ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁All - Ch ina ▁Federation ▁of ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁and ▁served ▁for ▁two ▁terms . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Party ▁Congress ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Wei ▁earned ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁el ite ▁seven - man ▁Polit b uro ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁CC DI ▁Secretary . ▁ ▁Wei ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁left ▁public ▁life . ▁He ▁has ▁attended ▁some ▁official ▁functions ▁sp or ad ically ▁since ▁then . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁on ▁