Zheng was also one of the revolutionaries involved in the attempted assassination of military official and politician Yuan Shikai, commonly reviled in Chinese history for taking advantage of both the Qing imperial court and the Republicans.

Her autobiography, My Revolutionary Years (1944), was published while her husband was Ambassador to the United States, and is revered as one of the best first hand accounts of modern Chinese history.

[2]: 73  The Nationalist government decided to use USD$200 million to absorb excess fabi in an effort to curb inflation.

[2]: 74  The result was a windfall for Nationalist government insiders including Wei, Kung, Long Yun, members of the Soong family, and others.

[2]: 74 As Ambassador to the United States from September 1942 to 1946, Wei helped secure American material and military support for the Republic of China as it resisted Japanese invasion and Communist insurgency.

He resigned from his post in October 1945, citing personal reasons, and was succeeded by Wellington Koo, then Ambassador to the Court of St. James.

During his tenure as Governor of Taiwan Province, Wei created the Departments of Civil Affairs (民政廳), Finance (財政廳), Construction (建設廳), and Education (教育廳).

After the Chinese Communist Revolution, Wei spent some time in Hong Kong, then made his way back to Taiwan.