First summit commenced between leaders of two sides since their 1949 civil war split
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, left, shake hands at the Shangri-la Hotel (Photo: AP)
First summit commenced between leaders of two sides since their 1949 civil war split
Singapore
: The Presidents of China and Taiwan exchanged a historic handshake on Saturday as they began the first summit between leaders of the two sides since their 1949 civil war split.
China's Xi Jinping and Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou shook hands, smiled broadly and waved to a huge pack of assembled media at a hotel in Singapore before going behind closed doors for the landmark talks.
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