Meng Wei (; born September 1956) is a former Chinese politician and environmentalist who served as president of the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences from 2001 to 2016. As of November 2017 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's

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. He was an academician of the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

. He was a deputy to the 11th and

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. He was the first notable figure implicated in corruption following the

19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (commonly referred to as ''Shíjiǔ Dà''; ) was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, between 18 and 24 October 2017. 2,280 delegates represented the party's estimated 89 mill ...

on October 24, 2017. He is the third academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering whose title has been revoked in the past two years, after Li Ning and Zhou Guotai. Meng Wei has been stripped of his post and party membership on April 4, 2018.

Career

Meng Wei was born in

Qingdao Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...

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in September 1956. He graduated from the

Ocean University of China The Ocean University of China (), colloquially known as Haida () is a university in Qingdao. As one of the key comprehensive universities of China, it is under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese state Class A ...

. He entered the workforce in November 1976, and joined the

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in July 1997. After graduation, he was assigned to the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, an academy affiliated to the

Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, formerly the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China, and prior to 2008 known as the State Environmental Protection Administration, is a department of the State Council of t ...

. He was appointed director of the Science and Technology Department of the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, in July 1997, becoming vice-president in January 1999 and dean and president in December 2001. In December 2009, he was elected a member of the

. In March 2013, he was elected deputy director of the Environmental and Resource Protection Committee of the National People's Congress.

Downfall

On November 10, 2017, the

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announced that Meng had been placed under investigation for "serious legal violations". Four days later, the Chinese Academy of Engineering revoked Meng's membership. On April 4, 2018, Meng Wei has been expelled from the

and removed from public office. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement that Meng violated the eight-point code on Party, went in and out of private clubs in violation of regulations, sought benefits for others in terms of job promotions, and illegally transferred shares and resulted huge losses of state-owned assets.

Works

Papers

* ''Modern Sedimentation Rates in the Intertidal Zone on the West Coast of the Bohai Gulf'', Meng Wei, Lei Kun, ''Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2005, vol.24. No.3　 * ''Preliminary Study on the Dissolved Oxygen Distributions and Influential Factors in the Daliao River Estuary and Its Adjacent Areas'', Lei Kun, Meng Wei, ''Acta Oceanologica Sinica'', 2004, Vol.23, No.1. * ''Anpassung Des Umweltmanagement An Die Aktuelle Situation in China'', Meng Wei, Luty Krapp, ''Mull and Abfall'' , 2002, Vol.34, No.3.

Books

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References

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