Like when Economics Minister Siew wanted to invite the United States trade representative, Carla Hills, for a meal and he could only issue the invitation as a personal one; or when Defense Minister Chen wanted to go to Japan and the Japanese refused to issue a visa to placate the Chinese Communists.
像以前經濟部蕭部長想請美國貿易代表署首席代表奚爾斯女士吃飯，只能透過私人的關係邀請；國防部陳部長要去日本，日本政府因顧忌中共，而不發簽證。