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Just weeks before Taiwan holds general and presidential elections, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou announced he will hold face-to-face talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Singapore. 在台湾数周后即将举行大选之际，台湾总统马英九宣布将在新加坡与中国国家主席习近平举行会谈。 The meeting Saturday will be the first between Taiwanese and Chinese leaders since 1949 and authorities in China are predicting it will be a “major historic milestone” in the development of cross-strait relations. 定于星期六举行的此次会谈将是台海两岸领导人自1949年以来的首次会晤。中国有关当局说，这次会晤将是台海两岸关系发展过程中具有重大历史意义的里程碑。 In Taiwan, opposition politicians immediately voiced their concern about the talks and dozens began to rally in the capital, Taipei. Some called for the impeachment of Ma, noting that before he was re-elected to a second term in office, the president pledged to not meet with China's leaders or discuss unification. 但台湾反对派领导人对这次会谈表示担忧，数十人开始在台北举行抗议集会。马英九的发言人说，双方不会签署任何协议，并强调此次会谈旨在巩固两岸和平，维持台海现状。 According to Chinese state media, the “cross-strait leaders” will not address one another as president during the meeting, but instead call one another “Mister.” | 
