Nhk worlds estella mack has more. Reporter the summit will be the first since taiwan and Mainland China split 66 years ago following the civil war. Relations were hostile for a long time. But in 1993, the heads of the private liaison offices from both sides got together for the first time in singapore. The situation started to improve in 2008 with mas election as president. There was a breakthrough last year when two sides held their first ministerial meeting in china. Translator were going to meet in a place other than taiwan or china. This is an historic first for us. It shows that our relations have matured. Reporter ma describes his talks with xi has an historic milestone. He says the dialogue will be aimed at maintaining peace and stability, and its unrelated to taiwans upcoming president ial election. Some regional experts disagree. They say the meeting has been timed with the january election firmly in mind. Mas Ruling Nationalist Party is polling badly. President ma has tried t
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