INTERNATIONAL

History in the making

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou appear before journalists at Shangrila Hotel in Singapore on November 7, ahead of a historic summit since the two sides’ traumatic 1949 split. The two leaders talked for an hour, with Xi praising the event as opening a “historic chapter in our relations” and repeating China’s oft-expressed desire for eventual reunification. However, no agreements were announced between the two sides that still refuse to formally recognise each other’s legitimacy.

INTERNATIONAL

History in the making

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou appear before journalists at Shangrila Hotel in Singapore on November 7, ahead of a historic summit since the two sides traumatic 1949 split. The two leaders talked for an hour, with Xi praising the event as opening a historic chapter in our relations and repeating Chinas oft-expressed desire for eventual reunification. However, no agreements were announced between the two sides that still refuse to formally recognise each others legitimacy.