- The leaders of China and Taiwan plan to meet on Saturday for the first time since their civil war seven decades ago, shaking up the island's politics two months before an election that could lift the opposition to power.
- White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters that it was “too early” to call the meeting a turning point in relations, and reiterated U.S. support for a "stable and peaceful cross-strait relationship," as well as its one-China policy.
- Taiwan Stock Index +1.7%
- ETFs: EWT, TWN, FTW, QTWN