bomb aboard that plane. egyptian authorities say they have not reached any conclusions on that. tens of thousands of tourists are stranding at the sharm el sheikh airport. several countries curtailed flights amid worries that an airport employee might have planted a bomb on that plane. the british government says it could take ten days to get its many citizens out of the country. the president of china and taiwan met saturday in singapore to improve relations and a historic handshake there. it is the first time the two sides have met since the civil war split them 66 years ago. both leaders said no agreements would be signed at the meeting but that they would work toward making peace. the majority of polls are now closed in myanmar s landmark election. live images this hour as you see people there at the polls. voters started casting their ballots before sunrise. this is their freest election in 25 years and the first since the military junta gave up power
saturday in neutral singapore. the first minutes photo-ops and opening statements. then it was a closed door meeting. afterwards, one spoke to reporters. one did not. i find him pragmatic and direct. i hope the spirit will be reflected in dealing with the relations. he said they discussed having a broader role in international organizations like the world trade organization. something china has fought against for years. he also brought up security expressing concern over the constant military presence. they agreed to set up a hotline for quick communication in times of crisis. translator: the chinese government will establish relationship with any political party in taiwan as long as they recognize the 1992 consensus and the one china policy.
his party agrees that. there is only one nation of china, though both side disagree on what exactly that means. but there are plenty of people who don t agree with that policy. protests in taipei featured hundreds of people upset over the policy and saturday s meeting. many are fearful of what they call beijing s growing influence in taiwan and lack of transparency from president ma on how the meeting came about. few days before a meeting. it s very bad procedure. protesters question the timing of the meeting, coming months before voters head to the polls. many speculated that president ma will try to use this meeting to boost his party s popularity ahead of the january s presidential election, a race in which his party is trailing badly in the polls.
president. she s a living symbol of this country, part of the respect that people have for her is due to the sacrifices she made that were shared by many people in this country during decades of strict authoritarian military rule. that was ivan watson reporting there for us. now to what has been a thorny reels ship with china and taiwan. saturday, introduced something that was quite historic. the first meeting between the leaders of the two governments since the end of china s civil war back in 1949. while the talks were more about symbolism than substance, the meeting was very controversial. matt rivers reports. reporter: their handshake lasted 70 seconds in a moment 66 years in the making. president ping of china and president jo of taiwan met
that said, given the level of app sigs, that could prove to be a political miscalculation. but for every protester chanting in the street, there were dozens of others who watched from the sidelines. they ve been practically independent for decades. there is plenty of skepticism that one meeting will change that. this restaurant owner says he s seen plenty of lower level meetings before and nothing has changed. as expected, the me meeting was largely symbolic. no sweeping trade deals. yet, with this handshake, history was made. matt rivers, cnn, taiwan. you re watching cnn newsroom and still to come u.s. republican presidential candidate donald trump hosted saturday night live. he tried to be funny, but protesters say the gig was an insult to u.s. immigrants. plus, another republican