by 1949 and after a bloody civil war, mao zedong declares the chinese people's republic. now, the talks were a surprise to many on the sidelines of a regional summit, president xi dismissany contact with taiwan. taiwan's leaders said talks would only happen if the taiwanese saw benefit. he has much at stake. >> if president ma is able to successfully carry off this meeting i think it would certainly solidify his legacy. cement his position historically and position wise, if he is able to set himself up as a cross ocean broker. >> before elections are due in the new year. president xi spoke before the talk started, he was very positive. >> translator: 66 years of development of the cross-strait relations indicates that no matter how much wind and rain both sides have been through, no matter how long we have been kept away from each other, no force can keep us apart. >> reporter: the meetings lasted less than an hour. this is what ma had to say afterwards. >> both sides should stick to one china policy. but we have to recognize that although there is one china we agree to d

after being defeated by mao zedong's communists. treatys later, a peace has not been signed. taiwan, now a self ruling democracy, has not officially declared independence either. beijing has in the past of out to retake what it calls the breakaway province if china tries to become an official nation. the news comes at a politically sensitive time for taiwan, but opposition says it is an election ploy to beef up support to the ruling nationals party. tpp, isn opposition, the strongly against beijing's push for joint rule of taiwan, with a up,country, two-system set many want their de facto independence to continue. to the united states, where businessman and republican presidential candidate donald trump has come out with a new book. it is filled with his ideas on what he would do if he were voted into the white house next year. " explains now,24 the release comes as his popularity in the polls is starting to slide. >> turning up the charm as rivals turn up the heat. donald trump launched his book, "cripple america" at the trump tower a new york tuesday. hundreds of fans queue

and looks at the lives of children of 20 dictators including talent, mussolini, mao zedong, and saddam hussein. >> he talked to knowledgeable people. i cannot talk to any family members. which was, usually the case. in the preparation for this book. there are only so many around to talk to. and only so many are willing to say what they know, or to diebold's their feelings or experiences at all. i would stick around for any scrappy tidbit i possibly could, because the sons and daughters, most of them, some of them are famous and important, some of them become dictators, but most of them are footnotes and a sides, and you really have to dig to find out about them. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> up next, a portion of a symposium focusing on asia and the pacific in august 1945 as world war ii was coming to an end. 70 years later, u.s. navy veteran robert kaufman recalls his world war ii experiences including his eyewitness account of the formal japanese surrender ceremony aboard the uss missouri. the institute for the study of strategy and politics posted this e

in 1949 after a bloody civil war mao zedong declared the republic of china on the mainland. and chiang kai-shek and his followers created their own government. >> translator: the taiwan strait became a cold war frontier until 1979 when china said it wanted dialogue. >> reporter: as the cold war ended and mainland china transformed itself economically the gulf between the two had opened markedly. the preliminary differences remain. china's one party system and its strong state control versus taiwan's multi-party politics and its vibrant free speech, the two leaders come together knowing their differences, even how they address each other is a problem with neither recognizing each other as the president of china. at this meeting they will simply be mr.. the fact that the two sides at least acknowledge each other's presence is progress. >> translator: as long as the confrontation is over china is effectively unified, this is not how other countries solve their problems. the process is very chinese. >> reporter: the summit could set a precedent for future contacts, or could be a

in 1949 after a bloody civil war mao zedong against chan chiang kai-shek. , set on very divergent paths. >> the soviet union supported china, and the taiwan strait became a cold front frontier. until 1979 when china said it wanted dialogue. >> reporter: as the cold war ended and mainland china, helped by much closer business transparent and communication lings. but the differences remain. versus taiwan's multiparty politics and its vibrant free speech, the two leaders come together knowing differences even how they address each other is a problem with neither recognizing each other as the president of china. at this meeting they will simply be mr.. the fact that the two sides at least acknowledge each other's existence counts as progress. >> translator: as long as the confrontation is over, china is effectively unified and this summer is part of this process. this is not how other countries solve the process. the process is very chinese. >> reporter: this summit could set a precedent for future regular contact at the highest level or it could be a one-off with relations changing back to

after 1929 and a bloody civil war, mao zedong declared the republic of china in beijing. and chiang kai-shek create and his comrades created another democracy off the coast. talks would only happen if the taiwanese saw benefit. he has much at stake. >> if president ma is able to successfully carry off this meeting it would significantly solidify his legacy his position historically and also his post-presidency political life if he's able to set himself autopsies a cross-strait political broker. >> elections due in the new year, president xi spoke before the talks started, was very positive. >> 66 years of development of cross-strait relations indicates that no matter how much wind and rain both sides have been through, no matter how long we have been kept away from each other no force can keep us apart. >> the meetings that lasted less than an hour, this is what ma had to say afterwards. >> translator: both sides should stick to one china policy but we have to recognize that although there is one china, we agree to disagree on its definition. there are different interpret

and looks at the lives of children of 20 dictators including talent, mussolini, mao zedong, and saddamin. >> he talked to knowledgeable people. i cannot talk to any family members. which was, usually the case. in the preparation for this book. there are only so many around to talk to. and only so many are willing to say what they know, or to diebold's their feelings or experiences at all. i would stick around for any scrappy tidbit i possibly could, because the sons and daughters, most of them, some of them are famous and important, some of them become dictators, but most of them are footnotes and a sides, and you really have to dig to find out about them. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> up next, a portion of a symposium focusing on asia and the pacific in august 1945 as world war ii was coming to an end.

monsters, which looks at the lives of the children of 20 dictators, including stalin, mussolini, mao zedong, and saddam hussein. somewas able to talk to knowledgeable people. i could not talk to family members, which is usually the case in the preparation for this book. there are only so many around and so many willing to say what they know or develop their feelings or experiences at all. i was digging around for any scrap i possibly could because these sons and daughters, most of them -- some of them are famous and of art and. some of them become dictators. but most of them are footnotes and asides and you have to dig to find out about them. at 8:00 on c-span's "q and a." >> now a look at increasing retirement savings. the form examined social security, individual retirement accounts, and refundable tax credits. this is about one hour. mr. weller: good morning and welcome to the center for american progress. i'm christian weller. i'm a senior fellow here. carmel martin was supposed to do the opening remarks but she is sick. with each passing generation, america's retirement crisis is growi

monsters, which looks at the lives of the children of 20 dictators, including stalin, mussolini, mao zedongand saddam hussein. somewas able to talk to knowledgeable people. i could not talk to family members, which is usually the case in the preparation for this book. there are only so many around and so many willing to say what they know or develop their feelings or experiences at all. i was digging around for any scrap i possibly could because these sons and daughters, most of them -- some of them are famous and of art and. some of them become dictators. but most of them are footnotes and asides and you have to

this painting of china's mao zedong sold. his untitled canvas, and auction high for the artist.ht shaped work billionaire hedge fund manager steve:. and roy lichtenstein's "nurse." cliche, or the reclining news, was the top prize. 1.70 $4 million. a record for the artist. did on by proxy and going to a chinese billionaire. these were the best of the best. .here were many misses this warhol sold for 2 million less than two years ago. other cheaper works failed to sell at all. blue-chip art did better. >> they are very savvy. best. want the they don't want the second-best. ramy: christie stands over southerby's for the most prized pieces, but it is a battle to get sellers to part with their art. >> it is to the death. ramy: the seller gets to walk away with the promised payout, regardless if the piece se lls. a guarantee of $500 million to sotheby's xf chairman. >> is very clever. they have a special curated auction. a success.vent was the maglione is the 10th work to hit nine figures at auction. >> if i were a seller, i would say sell now. >> speaking of bubbles, do you think we