Wang Yu-chi, Links, Minister für Taiwans Festland Angelegenheiten (MAC), lächelt Wang Stefanie Gross, Präsident der Shanghai Media Group, bei seinem Besuch in
Wang Yu-chi, left, Minister of Taiwans Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), smiles at Wang Jianjun, President of Shanghai Media Group, during his visit to Shanghai TV Station in Shanghai, China, 13 February 2014. Top officials in charge of cross-strait relations for Beijing and Taipei last night (13 February 2014) broached the sensitive topic of a summit of leaders from both sides during an hour-long tea chat at the Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai. The possibility of an unprecedented face-to-face meeting between presidents Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou was discussed by Zhang Zhijun , director of the State Councils Taiwan Affairs Office, and his Taiwanese counterpart, Wang Yu-chi, as part of the first official talks in more than six decades between the two former civil war rivals. Several sticking points remain, such as where and in what capacity the two leaders would meet. Ma, who is said to want a presidential summit to cap off his legacy of improved relations with Beijing, has proposed meeting Xi at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum, which will be held in Beijing this year.
