Vincent C. Siew (蕭萬長 Pinyin: Xiāo Wàncháng, Wade-Giles: Hsiao Wan-chang) (born January 3, 1939) was the first Taiwanese-born Premier of the Republic of China (1997-2000) and former vice-chairman of Kuomintang (2000-2004). Pinyin (拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Hey. ... Taiwan is mostly mountainous in the east but gradually transitions to gently sloping plains in the west. ... The President of the Executive Yuan (行政院長), colloquially referred to as the Premier (閣揆), is the head of the Executive Yuan or executive branch of the Republic of China government which currently administers Taiwan. ... The Kuomintang (KMT) or Nationalist Party of China (Traditional: 中國國民黨; Simplified: 中国国民党; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguo Guomindang) is a conservative political party currently active in the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. ...

Born in Chiayi City, Siew graduated from the Department of Diplomacy at National Chengchi University in 1961, and received a master's degree from the Graduate Institute of International Law and Diplomacy at National Chengchi University in 1965. Chiayi City (嘉義市, pinyin: Jiāyì Shì, Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī) is a city in Southwestern Taiwan. ... National Chengchi University (國立政治大學) is a public university at Muzha in Wenshan District, Taipei. ...

He worked at the ROC's Consulate General in Kuala Lumpur from 1966 to 1972, until the Republic of China left the United Nations (see China and the United Nations). He was named to the Central Committee of the Kuomintang in 1988. He was appointed was Minister of Economic Affairs from 1990 to 1993, and elected a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1996 to 1997. He was the KMT vice-presidential candidate in 2000 on the ticket of Lien Chan. Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Premier Frank Hsieh Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945. ... Chinas seat in the United Nations has been occupied by the Peoples Republic of China since November 23, 1971. ... The Legislative Yuan building in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City (the view is blocked by the childrens hospital building of the National Taiwan University Hospital). ... The Election for the 10th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (第十任中華民國總統、副總統選舉), the second ever direct elections for President and Vice President of the Republic of China on Taiwan and the 10th under the 1947 Constitution, were held on March 18, 2000. ... Dr. Lien Chan Lien Chan (連戰, in pinyin: Lián Zhàn) (born August 27, 1936, in Xian) is a Taiwanese politician. ...

Siew is married to Susan Chu (朱俶賢 Zhū Xiánshú) with three daughters: Ru-ting (蕭如婷), Jia-feng (蕭如芬), and Jhih-you (蕭至佑 Zhìyòu).

Siew is currently chairman of the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research. He resigned as KMT vice chairman and all other posts in the party before the December legislative elections. He had been criticised by the Pan-Blue Coalition for not taking a greater role in the Lien-Soong campaign and acting as convener for a private group of economic advisers for President Chen Shui-bian. The Election for the 6th Legislative Yuan (第六屆立法委員選舉) of the Republic of China on Taiwan was held on December 11, 2004. ... The Pan-Blue Coalition, or Pan-Blue Force (Chinese: 泛藍軍; pinyin: fàn lán jÅ«n), is a political coalition in early 21st century Taiwan, consisting of the Kuomintang (KMT), the People First Party (PFP), and the smaller New Party (CNP). ... Elections for the President and Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) were held on March 20, 2004. ... Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian (ch. ...

Tang Fei 唐飛 (born March 15, 1933) was the premier of the Republic of China between May 20 to October 16, 2000 under the Chen Shui-bian Government, even though he was a member of the Kuomintang (KMT). ...

See also:

• Politics of Taiwan

The Republic of China (ROC) currently has jurisdiction over Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, and the Pescadores Islands (Penghu) and several smaller islands. ...

External links

• Bio with a photo: with a pro-Siew POV
• An interview: November 1997, by Asiaweek