[1] While studying at National Taiwan University, Hsieh, Wei and legal academic Peng Ming-min printed 10,000 copies of the "Declaration of Self-Salvation of the Taiwanese People [zh]," a manifesto advocating the overthrow of the Kuomintang one-party state.

[5] Hsieh and Wei were later released but did not play a role in their mentor's escape to Sweden, though the government suspected the pair of aiding Peng.

[10] Demonstrators gathered [zh] at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport on 30 November 1986 to show support for Hsieh and fellow dissident Hsu Hsin-liang.

While serving in this position, Hsieh spent much of his time investigating the La Fayette-class frigate bribery scandal.

[21][22] As a result of Hsieh's probe, Andrew Wang, an accused arms dealer, filed a lawsuit against him in August 2001,[23] an action that was later reviewed by the Control Yuan.