Wed, Jan 26, 2005 - Page 1 News List

`Flexible' Hsieh takes up premier's post

SOUTHERN PERSPECTIVE The Kaohsiung mayor and Chen Shui-bian go way back, and the president is hoping Hsieh can ease the gridlock threatening to ruin his legacy

By Huang Tai-lin  /  STAFF REPORTER

"What Taiwan needs now is a new `mode,' a new system," Hsieh said. "This new mode will be more complicated than political struggle, more time-consuming and requiring more patience and wisdom. This new mode I am talking about is negotiation and cooperation."

While Hsieh is expected to announce a new Cabinet line-up in a few days, the ministers of defense and foreign affairs and the chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council are expected to retain their posts.

The office of Kaohsiung mayor left vacant by Hsieh is likely to be filled by Cabinet Spokesman Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) in the short term.

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