▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Vincent ▁S iew ▁met ▁with ▁Hu ▁J int ao ▁at ▁the ▁Bo ao ▁Asia ▁Forum ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cross - St rait ▁Common ▁Market ▁Foundation ▁deleg ation , ▁which ▁also ▁included ▁other ▁former ▁and ▁future ▁government ▁officials ▁and ▁business ▁leaders ▁from ▁Taiwan . ▁At ▁the ▁meeting , ▁S iew ▁and ▁Hu ▁ex changed ▁their ▁optim ism ▁for ▁cross - stra it ▁relations ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁Taiwan ese ▁leadership ▁of ▁Ma ▁Y ing - je ou ▁and ▁Vincent ▁S iew . ▁Hu ▁asked ▁S iew ▁to ▁convey ▁his ▁gre et ings ▁to ▁Ma ▁Y ing - je ou , ▁Ku om int ang ▁chairman ▁Wu ▁Po - h si ung ▁and ▁chairman ▁emer it us ▁L ien ▁Chan . ▁S iew ▁raised ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁regular ▁cross - stra it ▁fl ights ▁and ▁the ▁res umption ▁of ▁regular ▁tal ks ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁govern ments , ▁propos itions ▁to ▁which ▁Hu ▁expressed ▁agreement . ▁ ▁Vice ▁presiden cy ▁sw orn - in ▁S iew , ▁along ▁with ▁Ma , ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Tai pe i ▁to ▁be ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁respectively . ▁ ▁First ▁over se as ▁trip ▁as ▁Vice ▁President ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁S iew ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁his ▁first ▁over se as ▁trip ▁as ▁Vice ▁President ,