Frank Hsieh replaces Yu Shyi-kun, who served as Taiwan's premier for three years
Increasingly, Beijing's hutongs are being replaced by high-rise towers to accommodate millions of visitors during the Beijing Olympics
Chinese government describes switch as part of effort to improve transparency
While Olympic committee, city planners focus on ways to improve infrastructure, growing numbers of Qingdao residents beginning to show
Move follows parliamentary election last December, in which President Chen's pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party was defeated
