November 4, 2015

"President Xi Jinping and Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou are scheduled to hold a historic meeting in Singapore on Saturday, a breakthrough in cross-Straits relations that will see for the first time the leaders of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan meet face-to-face since 1949.

The meeting is widely seen as a symbol of goodwill and sincerity from both sides to put aside differences and seek common ground. It is arranged based on a major change of approach from the Chinese mainland after previous attempts for the leaders to meet during international events had failed as the mainland insisted such a meeting is a domestic issue."

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