When civil unrest broke out in Indonesia in the wake of the financial crisis, and a spate of anti-Chinese violence erupted, the Siew cabinet immediately called Indonesia's diplomatic representative to express the ROC's stance of extreme concern.
對於受金融風暴影響而一發不可收拾的印尼暴動，排華暴力事件不斷，蕭內閣則立即召印尼代表表達我國嚴重關切的立場。