▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Taiwan ese - born ▁Premier ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁former ▁vice - ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁Ku om int ang ▁( K MT ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁Chi ay i ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁Japanese ▁col ony ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁S iew ▁graduated ▁from ▁Chi ay i ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Diplom acy ▁at ▁National ▁Ch eng chi ▁University ▁( N CC U ). ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁cons cription , ▁he ▁passed ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁Special ▁Ex am ination ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁received ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Gr adu ate ▁Institute ▁of ▁International ▁Law ▁and ▁Diplom acy ▁from ▁N CC U ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁S iew ▁chose ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁he eding ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁wishes . ▁He ▁completed ▁a ▁leadership ▁sem inar ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁Eisen h ower ▁Fellow ships ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁vice ▁cons ul ▁at