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A look at the 2 men leading China and Taiwan

FILE- In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, file photo, China's President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam. The leaders of China and Taiwan met Saturday in a historic first since their territories split during the Chinese civil war in 1949.  (Minh Hoang/Pool Photo via AP)
FILE- In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, file photo, China's President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam. The leaders of China and Taiwan met Saturday in a historic first since their territories split during the Chinese civil war in 1949. (Minh Hoang/Pool Photo via AP) FILE- In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, file photo, China's President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam. The leaders of China and Taiwan met Saturday in a historic first since their territories split during the Chinese civil war in 1949. (Minh Hoang/Pool Photo via AP)

SINGAPORE (AP) – The leaders of China and Taiwan met Saturday in a historic first since their territories split during the Chinese civil war in 1949.

During the meeting, the two men were to address each other simply as “Mr.”

A snapshot of their careers:

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CHINA’S XI