The Chinese Ambassador to Israel was found dead in his residence this morning, Israeli officials have said. The envoy was found dead in his bed in his apartment in Herzliya on Sunday morning.
He was 58 years old. The death of Mr Wei is still to be explained. He was appointed the ambassador to Israel in February as the coronavirus pandemic was beginning to take hold.
He worked prior as the ambassador to Ukraine from 2016 to 2019. He is said to be survived by his wife and son, both of whom are not in the country.
Before taking on the post in Israel, he wrote on the Embassy's official Facebook page:"The world is engulfed in a major challenge of pandemic and Israel is impacted.