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Coverage dated April 9, 2024

Chinese President Xi meets former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on pro-unification visit

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated amid civil war in 1949.

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  1. CNN

    China’s Xi to host former Taiwan president in Beijing, in rare meeting echoing bygone era of warmer ties (opens CNN)

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    Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to hold rare talks on Wednesday with a former president of Taiwan who supports closer ties with China, a highly unusual meeting just weeks before the democratic island swears in a new leader Beijing openly loathes.

  2. France 24

    China's Xi meets with Taiwan’s former president Ma in Beijing (opens France 24)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Taiwan’s former leader Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing, state media said, in a rare display of cross-strait dialogue.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Chinese President Xi meets former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on pro-unification visit (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated amid civil war in 1949.

  4. The Diplomat

    Taiwan’s Former President Meets Xi Jinping During China Trip (opens The Diplomat)

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    Ma Ying-jeou of the opposition KMT held a second meeting with Xi Jinping – his first as a private citizen – during an 11-day trip to China.

  5. Washington Times

    China’s Xi Jinping hosts ex-Taiwan leader in Beijing in a message of Washington, Taipei (opens Washington Times)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held a highly unusual meeting with a former leader of Taiwan, the democratic island that Beijing considers to be a breakaway province, in a signal to Washington, the incoming administration in Taipei and the rest of Asia.

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