The Leaders Of China And Taiwan Will Meet This Saturday For The First Time Since 1949

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Wall Street Journal: China, Taiwan Presidents Poised for Historic Meeting

Summit would mark first meeting of China and Taiwan leaders since 1949 split

BEIJING—The leaders of China and Taiwan will meet on Saturday for the first time since the governments split in 1949 after the Communist takeover on the mainland, Taiwan’s official government news agency said.

If the meeting does occur, it would be the clearest signal yet of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitions to reunify the democratic island, and of Beijing’s concerns about elections there in January.

The news agency said Mr. Xi would meet Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore. Chinese authorities made no such announcement and Chinese officials couldn’t be reached to comment. But Mr. Xi is due to visit Singapore on Friday and Saturday, according to China’s foreign ministry.

Phone calls to Taiwan’s presidential administration went unanswered.

WNU Editor: This meeting is historic in everyway. Chinese and Taiwanese businessmen and civilians have been interacting with each other and doing business since I was in China in the mid-1980s. But this meeting is a recognition on the political level .... and it is going to have an impact in the politics of both countries .... especially in the Chinese provinces across from Taiwan, and in Taiwan itself. This meeting is going to be held in Singapore this Saturday, and it will be the main news story in Asia this weekend .... Taiwan's Ma to meet China's Xi in Singapore (Nikkei Asian Review).

More News On This Saturday's Meeting Between The Presidents Of China And Taiwan

Taiwan leader 'to meet China's President Xi Jinping'-- BBC
Taiwan, Chinese presidents to meet for first time since ‘49 -- Washington Post/AP
Taiwan leader Ma to meet Chinese President Xi -- AFP
Report: Presidents of Taiwan, China to meet -- CNN
Taiwan President To Meet China's Xi Jinping In First Meeting Since Countries' 1949 Split -- IBTimes
In a first since 1940s civil war, presidents of China and Taiwan reportedly will meet -- L.A. Times
Taiwan and China’s Presidents Will Meet for the First Time -- The Diplomat
Taiwan’s president will meet China’s president for the first time ever -- Quartz
Taiwan-China relations since 1949 -- AFP