7 , 6 5 9 , 0 1 4 ▁( 5 8 . 4 5 %) ▁votes ▁against ▁H s ie h ▁and ▁Su ' s ▁ 5 , 4 4 4 , 9 4 9 ▁( 4 1 . 5 5 %) ▁votes . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Bo ao ▁Forum ▁for ▁Asia ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Vincent ▁S iew ▁depart ed ▁Taiwan ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Bo ao ▁Forum ▁for ▁Asia , ▁held ▁in ▁Bo ao , ▁H ain an , ▁which ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁main land ▁China . ▁S iew ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁delegate ▁of ▁the ▁forum ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁he ▁attended ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Cross - St ra its ▁Common ▁Market ▁Foundation . ▁S iew ▁had ▁met ▁with ▁Chinese ▁president ▁Hu ▁J int ao ▁in ▁Bo ' ao ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁However , ▁his ▁special ▁status ▁as ▁the ▁vice ▁president - elect ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁made ▁his ▁attend ance ▁more ▁significant , ▁but ▁also ▁more ▁controvers ial ▁in ▁Taiwan . ▁His ▁meeting ▁with ▁Hu ▁J int ao ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁exchange ▁between ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁main land ▁China ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Pan - Blue ▁vis its ▁to ▁main land ▁China . ▁The ▁level ▁of ▁reception ▁for ▁S iew ▁in ▁H ain an ▁was ▁scale d ▁accordingly ▁and ▁was ▁equivalent ▁to ▁that ▁reserved ▁for ▁L ien ▁Chan ▁in