▁he ▁studied ▁Russian ▁language ▁in ▁F ush un . ▁Wei ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁to ▁study ▁industrial ▁management ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁he ▁was ▁polit ically ▁dis g rac ed ▁and ▁performed ▁manual ▁labour , ▁but ▁reg ained ▁favour ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁factory ▁he ▁worked ▁at . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Har bin . ▁▁ ▁Wei ▁was ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁All - Ch ina ▁Federation ▁of ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁Secret ariat . ▁He ▁then ▁rose ▁to ▁become ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China . ▁His ▁work ▁gained ▁recognition ▁from ▁then ▁party ▁General ▁Secretary ▁Hu ▁Ya ob ang . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Hu ▁was ▁ou ster ed ▁in ▁a ▁power ▁struggle ▁by ▁conserv ative ▁forces ▁within ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁Wei , ▁being ▁brand ed ▁a ▁Hu ▁loyal ist , ▁was ▁transferred ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁org ans ▁of ▁power ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁a ▁relatively ▁un important ▁position ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Super vision . ▁While ▁serving ▁at ▁the ▁min istry ▁Wei ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁developing ▁China ' s ▁civil ▁servant ▁super vision ▁programs ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations ▁on ▁the ▁discipline ▁of ▁government ▁officials . ▁▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1