▁visit ing ▁Sw az il and ▁for ▁a ▁four ▁days . ▁S iew ' s ▁trip ▁aim ed ▁to ▁c ement ▁further ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁t ies ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries , ▁and ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁King ▁M sw ati ▁III ' s ▁for ti eth ▁birth day . ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Francisco ▁O u ▁accompanied ▁S iew ▁on ▁the ▁trip . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁vice ▁presiden cy ▁election ▁S iew ▁decl ined ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁in ▁Ma ' s ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁re - e lection ▁bid . ▁Ma , ▁instead , ▁nominated ▁Premier ▁Wu ▁Den - y ih ▁for ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ial ▁slot ▁on ▁the ▁ticket . ▁ ▁Post ▁political ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Bo ao ▁Forum ▁for ▁Asia ▁S iew , ▁in ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁the ▁honor ary ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Cross - St ra its ▁Common ▁Market ▁Foundation , ▁attended ▁the ▁Bo ao ▁Forum ▁for ▁Asia ▁held ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁H ain an ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁Premier ▁Li ▁K eq i ang . ▁He ▁re iter ated ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Regional ▁Com pre h ensive ▁Econom ic ▁Part ners hip . ▁He ▁also ▁told ▁Li ▁that ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁Main land ▁China ▁should ▁push ▁for ▁greater ▁bil ater al ▁trade ▁liberal ization ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁economic ▁relationship ▁and ▁express ▁Taiwan ' s ▁wish ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁regional ▁economy . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁A PE C ▁China ▁In