A social scientist by training, Dr. Wei describes his schooling as being in three areas and three stages: child-hood in Szechwan Province, the growing years in Taipei, and the post graduate days in the U.S.A.
他說：「我因職務的關係，常有機會和主委一起出差。有一次我發現他在出差時隨身攜帶一台小型英文打字機。到了晚上，別人都去逛街或看朋友，他卻留在旅館內打字、寫報告。平常就算只出差一兩天，他也經常帶著中外文資料，利用時間閱讀。」