As health minister, he was praised for effectively managing the SARS epidemic through quarantine and screening procedures, despite Taiwan's non-membership in the World Health Organization complicating the coordination of research efforts.
Sebagai menteri kesehatan, ia dipuji karena secara efektif mengendalikan epidemik SARS melalui prosedur karantina dan pemeriksaan, meskipun non-keanggotaan Taiwan dalam Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia merumitkan koordinasi upaya penelitian.