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More than six decades have passed since the end of the Chinese Civil War, which created two separate governments across the Taiwan Strait. On November 7, Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are to make history when they meet each other in Singapore. The meeting, reportedly facilitated by the Singaporean authorities, will be the first between leaders of the two sides of the Strait. Without precedent, much media attention has been given to the protocol of meeting: the two leaders will be meeting in their capacity as “leaders of the two sides” of the Strait and will address each other as “mister.” No agreement will be signed, and no joint statement will be issued.
More than six decades have passed since the end of the Chinese Civil War, which created two separate governments across the Taiwan Strait. On November 7, Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are to make history when they meet each other in Singapore. The meeting, reportedly facilitated by the Singaporean authorities, will be the first between leaders of the two sides of the Strait. Without precedent, much media attention has been given to the protocol of meeting: the two leaders will be meeting in their capacity as “leaders of the two sides” of the Strait and will address each other as “mister.” No agreement will be signed, and no joint statement will be issued.
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