▁and ▁helped ▁promote ▁Taiwan ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁trade ▁and ▁invest ment ▁aren as . ▁ ▁Main land ▁Affairs ▁Council ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁S iew ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Main land ▁Affairs ▁Council ▁replacing ▁Hu ang ▁Kun - h ue i . ▁During ▁his ▁office ▁term , ▁he ▁proposed ▁a ▁fresh ▁series ▁of ▁measures ▁and ▁actions ▁to ▁relax ▁restrictions ▁on ▁trade ▁with ▁and ▁invest ment ▁in ▁Main land ▁China ▁to ▁encou rage ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Cross - St rait ▁relations ▁through ▁trade ▁and ▁invest ment ▁activities . ▁ ▁RO C ▁Prem iers hip ▁ ▁Prem iers hip ▁appointment ▁S iew ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Premier ▁by ▁President ▁Lee ▁T eng - hui ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁National ▁Congress ▁of ▁Ku om int ang ▁held ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁in ▁Tai pe i . ▁S iew ▁took ▁office ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Taiwan ' s ▁nuclear ▁waste ▁storage ▁in ▁Main land ▁China ▁Premier ▁S iew ▁instruct ed ▁Taiwan ▁Power ▁Company ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁un pub lished ▁agreement ▁with ▁Main land ▁China ▁regarding ▁Taiwan ' s ▁nuclear ▁waste ▁storage ▁in ▁G ans u ▁province . ▁A ▁memor and um ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁signed ▁during ▁his ▁term ▁as ▁Premier , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁susp ended ▁after ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁Premier ▁Tang ▁Fe i . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁president ial ▁election ▁On ▁