2015 Ma–Xi meeting

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The 2015 Ma–Xi meeting was a historic summit in Singapore between Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou and China’s President Xi Jinping, marking the first meeting between leaders of the two sides since the end of the Chinese Civil War.

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Ma–Xi summit 1
Xi–Ma meeting 1

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instanceOf cross-strait meeting ⓘ
diplomatic event ⓘ
political summit ⓘ
aim to consolidate peaceful development of cross-strait relations ⓘ
to reduce tensions across the Taiwan Strait ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ma–Xi summit ⓘ
Xi–Ma meeting ⓘ
announced October 2015 ⓘ
chairperson Ma Ying-jeou ⓘ
Xi Jinping ⓘ
conflictRelatedTo Chinese Civil War armistice situation across the Taiwan Strait ⓘ
country Singapore ⓘ
criticizedBy some opposition politicians in Taiwan ⓘ
date 2015-11-07 ⓘ
followedBy increased political debate in Taiwan about relations with mainland China ⓘ
hasParticipantRole Ma Ying-jeou was President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ
Xi Jinping was General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
linked to: Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping was President of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: Xi Jinping
historicalPeriod 21st century ⓘ
host Government of Singapore ⓘ
languageUsed Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage ⓘ
notableAspect leaders held a closed-door meeting followed by a press conference ⓘ
no formal agreement or joint statement was signed ⓘ
symbolic handshake between Ma Ying-jeou and Xi Jinping ⓘ
organizer authorities of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
authorities of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ
participant Ma Ying-jeou ⓘ
Xi Jinping ⓘ
place Singapore ⓘ
politicalContext held near the end of Ma Ying-jeou’s second presidential term ⓘ
took place ahead of the 2016 Taiwan presidential election ⓘ
praisedBy supporters of closer cross-strait engagement ⓘ
precededBy Cross-Strait talks between semi-official organizations ⓘ
protocolFeature leaders addressed each other as "Mister" rather than using official titles ⓘ
region East Asia ⓘ
relatedTo 1992 Consensus ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy

Chinese Civil War ⓘ
Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement ⓘ
Cross-Strait relations ⓘ
significance first meeting between a sitting President of the Republic of China and a General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
first meeting between leaders of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait since the end of the Chinese Civil War ⓘ
subjectOf news reports by major international media outlets ⓘ
time afternoon of 2015-11-07 ⓘ
topic cross-strait relations ⓘ
economic and trade exchanges ⓘ
peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait ⓘ
people-to-people exchanges ⓘ
venue Shangri-La Hotel Singapore ⓘ

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cross-Strait relations → keyMeeting → 2015 Ma–Xi meeting ⓘ
2015 Ma–Xi meeting → alsoKnownAs → Ma–Xi summit ⓘ
linked to: 2015 Ma–Xi meeting
2015 Ma–Xi meeting → alsoKnownAs → Xi–Ma meeting ⓘ
linked to: 2015 Ma–Xi meeting