He was the first notable figure implicated in corruption following the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on October 24, 2017.
[2] He is the third academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering whose title has been revoked in the past two years, after Li Ning and Zhou Guotai.
In March 2013, he was elected deputy director of the Environmental and Resource Protection Committee of the National People's Congress.
[9][10] On April 4, 2018, Meng Wei has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and removed from public office.
[11] 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.