On 7 November 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) held their first summit meeting. Singapore was chosen as the venue in consideration of tensions between China and Taiwan, and the two leaders addressed each other as “Mr.” They agreed to reaffirm the one-China principle and expand economic and cultural exchanges.
On 7 November 2015, Xi Jinping (習近平), General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China, and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) held their first summit meeting. It was the first meeting between the leaders of the two regions, which had been divided, since 1949. The meeting was held in Singapore, and although some viewed it as largely ceremonial, the two sides maintained a degree of decorum, including by addressing each other as “Mr.” The main focus of the meeting was to reaffirm the one-China principle and deepen economic and cultural exchanges.
Explanations after the meeting included remarks suggesting differences between the Chinese and Taiwanese positions, but no specific policy shift or major institutional change was announced, and the outlook for future changes in the relationship remained unclear. Given the complexity of the historical background to cross-strait relations, views continued that it was uncertain whether the meeting would lead to substantive progress.
The Nikkei Stock Average closed at ¥19,642.74 that day. As 7 November 2015 was a holiday, the stock price was treated as the previous business day's level. No direct causal relationship between market movements and political developments between China and Taiwan was reported, but the figure was cited as one snapshot of market conditions at the time.