China-Taiwan summit two years in making, as leaders eye legacies

By Benjamin Kang Lim and Faith Hung BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - This weekend's historic summit in Singapore between the presidents of China and Taiwan may have surprised many, but the sides first broached the subject about two years ago and the leaders had their legacies very much in mind. For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the summit may not change the outcome of Taiwan's presidential election in January which the island's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is widely expected to w