On August 21, the cabinet of Premier Lien Chan, who is also vice-president, resigned. It was replaced by a new "action cabinet" under Vincent Siew, which took office on September 1.
在副總統兼行政院長連戰八月二十一日提出內閣總辭之後，「行動內閣」由新任閣揆蕭萬長領銜，九月一日走馬上任。